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Plunge Battery, English, c. 1860

Inventory Number 87655


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.87655

Item type
Object
Provenance
Donated by Mr. A. C. Longland
Object type
Battery
Dimensions
Height: 253mm Width: 102mm Depth: 344mm
Inventory No
87655
Accession Number
1964-221

Description

Three earthenware containers mounted in a mahogany tray, Inside the container there are plates of thin copper mounted on a wooden frame with a zinc plate on either side and brass terminals at the top. The units could be raised and lowered by one of the two small sacks of weights, one appears to contain filings and the other lead sheets.