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Resistance Bank, Patt. 5071, by Gambrell Bro. & Co. Ltd

Inventory Number 86928


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.86928

Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Oxford, in 2005.
Primary inscriptions
'Gambrell Bro. & Co. Ltd', 'Patt. 4071'
Inventory No
86928
Accession Number
2005-4/4

Description

Patent No. 5071 resistance bank. Bank consists of a single pair of circular copper alloy terminals. Each terminal has an un-screwable connection point. A copper alloy pin can be inserted between the pair of terminals to alter resistance. Instrument is mounted on a black slate base.