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Lodestone, English, Early 18th Century

Inventory Number 37567


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.37567

Subject
Lodestones
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924.
Primary inscriptions
"N" {orth} and "S" {outh} engraved on the case to mark the poles.
Physical material
Magnetite
Fe alloy
silver
Object type
Lodestone
Dimensions
Height: 84mm Width: 60mm Depth: 39mm
Inventory No
37567
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Soft iron pole pieces enclosed in a plain silver case with large silver suspension ring. Plain keeper which is probably not original.