Evershed & Vignoles Bridge Megger Resistance Box, circa 1914
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Resistance box
Date Made
circa 1914
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Evershed & Vignoles, Ltd., London, England and imported by the James G. Biddle Company, Pennsylvania.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
78.41.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Brown
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.75 in
Width: 18.5 in
Length: 8 in
Inscriptions
on plate on top of lid:
EVERSHED'S PATENT/ DIRECT READING RESISTANCE BOX/ NO. 60330 MAXIMUM 9999 OHMS/ JAMES G. BIDDLE/ PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A.
on instruction sheet mounted inside lid:
EVERSHED'S PATENT "BRIDGE-MEGGER" TESTING SET WITH DIRECT READING RESISTANCE BOX/ REG. TRADE MARK "MEGGER"/[...]
on face:
EVERSHED'S PATENT/ EVERSHED & VIGNOLES LTD. LONDON
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