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Laminated Horse-Shoe Magnet, English, Late 18th Century

Inventory Number 40229


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.40229

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans This magnet formerly belonged to Sir John Evans, K.C.B. (1823-1908), the archaeologist and numismatist and fathyer of Lewis Evans. From the collection of Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned.
Physical material
Fe alloy
Copper alloy
wood
Object type
Magnet
Dimensions
Height: 202mm Width: 74mm Depth: 30mm
Inventory No
40229
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Two flat horse-shoe magnets with poles slightly curved outwards are held together in a mahogany and brass mounting. Large brass suspension ring and keeper with central hole for a hook (missing).