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decade resistance box
decade resistance box

decade resistance box

Datecirca 1940
Inventory Number1997-1-0199
ClassificationResistance Box
Subject
    Cultural Region
      Place of Origin
        Dimensions14.5 × 24.8 × 35.8 cm (5 11/16 × 9 3/4 × 14 1/8 in.)
        Material
          DescriptionRectangular decade resistance box with six dials, arranged in two rows of three. The dials are marked with resistances of .01, .1, 1, 10, 100, and 1000 ohms, and with steps numbered from 0-10, indicated by raised metal discs around the dial. There are also two small binding posts at the top.

          These elements are mounted on a hard rubber panel attached by four large metal screws to a rectangular case with a wooden base and perforated metal sides.
          Signedon top panel: LEEDS & NORTHRUP CO. / PHILADELPHIA / 202880 / MADE IN U.S.A.
          Inscribedsmall tag found with instrument has a physical description and reads: no coils burned! / from Chem Labs / 202880
          FunctionSuch an instrument is used to measure the resistance of electric conductors. For a short general description and other images, go to the following website.

          The decade name comes from the fact that the resistance is measured in single units divided by six dials, each a multiple of 10, from 0.01 to 999 Ohms.
          ProvenanceFrom the Department of Chemistry, Harvard University.
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