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Twin Plate Wimshurst Electrostatic Machine by Philip Harris & Co. Ltd. Birmingham

Inventory Number 10014


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10014

Item type
Object
Provenance
Unknown
Primary inscriptions
'PHILIP HARRIS & Co LTD. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND'
Object type
Electrostatic Wimshurst machine
Dimensions
Height: 358mm Width: 337mm Depth: 260mm Weight: 3.5kg
Inventory No
10014
Accession Number
Unknown

Description

A Wimshurst Electrostatic Machine comprised of a wooden base with a metal upright frame holding two glass circular plates with strips of metal lined around the circumference. These glass plates are connected to two Leyden jars by two pairs on brushes, with a spare fabric covered wire.