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Wheatstone Bridge Post Office Pattern Resistance Box, by Tinsley

Inventory Number 70419


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.70419

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Dimensions
Height: 170mm Width: 245mm Depth: 170mm Weight: 4.9kg
Inventory No
70419
Accession Number
1992-26

Description

Wooden case with a hinged lid with metal hooks imbedded to the sides of the box. Inside the case there is a fitted metal plate with raised knobs and levers. There are metal hexagonal sections, inscribed with numerical values.