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1amp shunt

1amp shunt

Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation
circa 1912
1 gallon glass bottle "BENZENE" empty

1 gallon glass bottle "BENZENE" empty

Central Scientific Company
early 20th Century
2 bakelite pulleys fork-mounted on rods

2 bakelite pulleys fork-mounted on rods

Central Scientific Company
circa 1929
2 laboratory end supports for holding a single horizontal rod

2 laboratory end supports for holding a single horizontal rod

Central Scientific Company
1900-1925
2 printed centimeter scales

2 printed centimeter scales

Central Scientific Company
early 20th Century
2 wave siren disks

2 wave siren disks

Rudolph Koenig
circa 1875
3 laboratory end supports for holding a single horizontal rod

3 laboratory end supports for holding a single horizontal rod

Central Scientific Company
1900-1925
5 amp shunt

5 amp shunt

Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation
circa 1912
10 amp shunt

10 amp shunt

Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation
circa 1912
30 Lantern slides belonging to William James

30 Lantern slides belonging to William James

A. T. Thompson & Company
circa 1875
100 amp shunt

100 amp shunt

Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation
circa 1912
1000 amp shunt

1000 amp shunt

Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation
circa 1912
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