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Wimshurst Machine, by Griffin & George Ltd., London ?

Inventory Number 11102


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11102

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN GRIFFIN & GEORGE LIMITED. LONDON BIRMINGHAM MANCHESTER GLASGOW EDINBURGH"
Physical material
Metal
Glass
Wood
Tinfoil
Dimensions
Height: 425mm Width: 425mm Depth: 290mm Weight: 3.7kg
Inventory No
11102

Description

Double plated wheel on a wooden base with rotating handle. Having two glass containers covered in foil both inside and on the outside surface, with wooden lids.