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Unidentified Electrical Component

Unidentified · Physics

Metal box with vents on three sides. The box was most likely a standard commercial electronics enclosure. Lights, switches, fuses, and sockets on the face side, hatch on the top side. Interior of box contains various wires, circuitry, boxes, and a folded electrical cord.

Accession Number: 2011.ph.476

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Primary Materials: Painted metal, circuitry, plastic

Markings: None.

Dimensions (cm):

Height = 22 cm, Width = 21 cm, Length = 33 cm

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Condition:

Rust spots on the face and corners of the object’s exterior. Rusted thumbprint under the far right socket on the box’s face.

Associated Instruments:

Manufacturer:

Unknown. However, machine contains components by Hammond.

Date of Manufacture: c. 1950-1980

Provenance:

Acquired from Physics department, University of Toronto.

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