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Laminated Bar Magnet, English, Mid-18th Century

Inventory Number 42905


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.42905

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned.
Object type
Magnet
Dimensions
Height: 115mm Width: 16mm Depth: 55mm
Inventory No
42905
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Seven bar magnets between soft iron pole pieces, secured in silver mounting in the style of a lodestone. Large silver suspension ring and keeper. Black fishskin covered wooden case, lined with green velvet.