Vintage Equipment Collection
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Abstract
The items in this collection relate to the fields of electrical and civil engineering, as well as supplemental equipment, and were used by engineers in the early to mid 20th century.
Biographical / Historical
The items in this collection were transferred to the Poly Archives by various university departments. The most prominently represented departments include Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering.
Arrangement
Items in this collection are arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Contents
Equipment in this collection includes items civil and electrical engineers would have used in the early to mid 20th century. Surveying equipment, such as a theodolite and transit, as well as electrical engineering instruments, such as a decade capacitor, decade resistor, potentiometer, and volt meter are included. The equipment ranges in date from the early to mid 20th century.
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Conditions Governing Access
This collection is currently on display in the Bern Dibner Reading Room of the Bern Dibner Library of Science & Technology.
Please contact the archives to view items in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from:
Poly Archives & Special Collections Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology 5 MetroTech Center Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 260-3943 Fax: (718) 260-3756 E-mail: archives@library.poly.edu
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Vintage Equipment Collection; RG 011; box number; folder number or item identifier; Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, New York University.
Location of Materials
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; there is no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials.