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Case for Electric Globe Generator, by George Adams, London, 18th Century

Inventory Number 10005


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10005

Item type
Object
Dimensions
Height: 189mm Width: 503mm Depth: 320mm Weight: 4.2kg
Inventory No
10005

Description

A wooden case with two copper alloy handles and two copper alloy swing clasps. On the inside are a series of three copper alloy taps that have been screwed together with a piece of cork screwed into the end of one. There is a smaller wooden box inside the case along with a loose wooden block and a piece of scrunched up paper containing what appears to be a stone with a gold coating.