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Title |
Students' Potentiometer |
Object Name |
Potentiometer |
Object ID |
2003.029.002 |
Description |
Wooden box with cover; wooden base with black plastic instrument panel; instrument panel is screwed into base via six metal screws (3 on each side); each side of panel has 5 medium sized black plastic knobs that adjust up and down as they are turned, each knob has a number or letter printed next to them; large black plastic knob attached to a rectangular metal (iron/nickel?) piece on right side; large knob is surrounded by a circle of small metal (iron/nickel?) raised disks; large black plastic knob on left side just below a small window with rotatable gauge; lid is oversized and has four L-shaped corner rests with felt padding; lid rests on edges of instrument panel; instrument sheet is attached to top of lid with 4 small brass brads (two brads from top corners are missing) |
Date |
1950s |
Dimensions |
H-6.25 W-13.25 D-8 inches |
Material |
Wood, Plastic, Glass, Metal, Felt |
Made |
Leeds and Northrup Company |
Digital Collections Link |
https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/d217qp79j |
Search Terms |
Electricity Potentiometer Rheostat Science--Study and Teaching Teaching--Aids and Devices Voltage |