Rheostat

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OBJECT TYPE: SLIDING CONTACT
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0267.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: L295
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME/ PORCELAIN ENAMELED? TUBE/ SYNTHETIC HANDLE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 59.5 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 19.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Regulation & transformation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1940'S +
Canada: EXAMPLE OF INSTRUMENT USED BY STANDARDS BRANCH OF CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPT. OF TRADE & COMMERCE.
Function: INSTRUMENT OF TYPE USED IN LABORATORIES, METER DEPARTMENTS & PRODUCTION PROCESSES FOR CONTROLLING CURRENT & POTENTIAL.
Technical: 20 INCH LABORATORY RHEOSTAT, WITH SCREW-DRIVE ATTACHMENT FOR CONVERTING INSTRUMENT INTO ONE WITH SCREW ACTUATED SLIDER; ATTACHMENT PERMITS FINER ADJUSTMENTS OF SETTING OF SLIDER & MORE CONVENIENT CONTROL (REF.1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED "AMPS 5/ OHMS 47" ON INDICATOR
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK PAINTED FRAME/ BLACK WIRE WRAPPING/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACKHANDLE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Rheostat, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 2001.0267, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0267.001/

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