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Paddle Wheel Electric Motor, by John Browning, London, c. 1870

Inventory Number 71357


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.71357

Item type
Object
Provenance
Bequeathed by Sir A. H. Church.
Physical material
Wood
copper alloy
ivory
Object type
Motor
Dimensions
Height: 178mm Width: 122mm Depth: 165mm Weight: 630g
Inventory No
71357

Description

John Browning was better known as an opticuan, but here his name appears on a motor for demonstrating how electro-magnetism can be used to generate motion.