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Wooden Rod 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
Wood
Dimensions
Height: 174mm Width: 24mm Depth: 18mm Weight: 34g
Inventory No
33495
Accession Number
1972-20

Description

Wooden rod - A wooden rod with a ball-shaped tip at one end and smaller copper alloy tip at the other.