Evershed & Vignoles Bridge Megger Resistance Box, circa 1914

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Resistance box

Date Made

circa 1914

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
Evershed & Vignoles Bridge Megger Resistance Box, circa 1914