ID: 
2600
Maker's Name: 
Muirhead & Co, Ltd
Where made: 
England
Dimensions: 
7.5 × 8.5 × 12.5 cm

A variable resistance comprising ten 1000 ohm resistors in series, to give resistances 1000 to 10000 ohms in 1000 ohm steps, selectable by the wiping switch.

Could be combined with similar units 1-10 ohms, 100 - 1000 ohms etc for use in bridge and potentiometer circuits.