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Large Electromagnet, English, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 67494


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.67494

Item type
Object
Makers
Zeiss
Provenance
Not ascertained
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Wood
Metal
Pigment
Object type
Magnet
Dimensions
Height: 255mm Width: 180mm Depth: 180mm Weight: 6kg
Inventory No
67494

Description

Mahogany base and frame with large horseshoe-shaped electromagnet with thick copper wire coils coated with green varnish. Two brass screw-clamp terminals. Top cross-piece missing.