A wooden box with five metal terminals on the top which hold twenty-two removable metal pins. All the metal terminals and pins rest on top of three metal bars which are connected to each other at one end of the box. On the top of the box, “W.G. Pye. CAMBRIDGE” is inscribed on bottom center. “No. 23” is inscribed on the bottom right, and “B.T. Ohms” is inscribed at top-center of the box. On the right and left sides of the wooden box is stamped “118”.
Accession Number: 2009.ph.84
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Primary Materials: Wood, Metal
Old inventory number = phy111. On the top of the box, “W.G. Pye. CAMBRIDGE” is inscribed on bottom center. “No. 23” is inscribed on the bottom right, and “B.T. Ohms” is inscribed at top-center of the box. On the right and left sides of the wooden box is stamped “118”.
Height = 13.5 cm, Length = 38 cm, Width = 15 cm
Used to vary electrical resistance in a circuit.
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Manufacturer: W.G. Pye, Cambridge, England
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W.G. Pye and Co. Ltd. – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pye_Ltd.