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Clarke-type Magneto-Electric Machine, English, Mid 19th Century

Inventory Number 84711


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.84711

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Clarendon Laboratory.
Primary inscriptions
Nameplate missing.
Dimensions
Height: 480mm Width: 320mm Depth: 300mm Weight: 5.75kg
Inventory No
84711

Description

Mahogany base with upright supporting the large mahogany pulley wheel at one side and the smaller brass pulley wheel that is on the same axle as the two flat-would coils on the other side. Brass terminals and support for commutator brushes. Large horse-shoe permanent magnet is lacking.