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Capacity Bridge Type 216
Capacity Bridge Type 216

Capacity Bridge Type 216

Inventory NumberRS0674
ClassificationBridge
Subject
    Maker General Radio Company 1915-present
    User Emory Leon Chaffee 1885 - 1975
    User David P. Wheatland 1898 - 1993
    Place of Origin
      Dimensions15 x 36 x 32 cm, 19 lb. (5 7/8 x 14 3/16 x 12 5/8 in., 8.6 kg)
      DescriptionCapacity Bridge. General Radio Co., Type 216, Serial # 391, (General Radio-Cruft)
      Signedetched and white filled on front panel, bottom: DECADE RESISTANCE BOX / TYPE 216 SERIAL NO. 391 / GENERAL RADIO CO. / CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
      Inscribedin red on side: CAP - / 216 #39
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