I bought parts for a GenRad 1455-A 4-decade K-V Divider from a guy on Ebay who extracted it from an old piece of vibration testing equipment.
All the crucial bits are there, the 4 low-resistance rotary switches, the precision-wire-wound resistors, the GenRad knobs and front plate. In fact, it looks like the people making the "sensitivity computer" it was pulled from just got a unit from GenRad, removed the case and mounted it in their instrument chassis with some extension shafts on the knobs, and wired it up. Not bad for $29 + shipping.
Now though, I want to find a replacement case for it. The front plate is ~ 3.5"x14.75" and the guts extend a bit less than 3.75" from the back of the front plate. The back of the front plate has threaded studs set in about 1/4 inch from the edges. From photos of other GenRad gear of similar vintage it looks like these are attached to brass standoffs and then the bottom is held on by screws through the bottom into the standoffs.
I'm hoping I can find a metal suitable housing for ~$30 or so that doesn't require more than some holes drilled, and maybe some paint. I looked at Hammond, but didn't find anything as big, at least not in their die-cast enclosures or instrument boxes.
Any ideas/suggestions?
If anyone else is interested, the seller
has one more. When I first hooked mine up to test I had some problems at the top and bottom of the first decade, which I think were due to a couple of the resistors having their leads bent so they shorted. Once I fixed that, everything seems good. I haven't gone through in great detail, but things seemed accurate to at least 0.01% or better. I'll have to do a more careful study to see if it hits its original specs, but its at least as good do buying a set of precision resistors and switches for a lower price and a lot less hassle. The only other issue is that the dials are the wrong color for the original faceplate. I'll have to see if there are replacements available, that, or just cut something to put behind them to get the necessary contrast.