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Rod with Spikes from Cylinder Electrostatic Machine, by Edward Nairne, London, c. 1760

Inventory Number 33495


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.33495

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchase
Primary inscriptions
"Nairne / London"
Physical material
copper alloy
Dimensions
Height: 117mm Width: 53mm Depth: 8mm Weight: 53g
Inventory No
33495
Accession Number
1972-20

Description

Rod with Spikes - A copper alloy rod with a smaller shorter rod protruding from one side and ten sharp spikes on the other side.