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Single Brass Image Plate Electrostatic Instrument, by Edward Nairne, London, c. 1780

Inventory Number 87610


Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by Oriel College.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated.
Physical material
Copper Alloy
Dimensions
Diameter: 147mm
Inventory No
87610
Accession Number
1924-27

Description

Accessory of the Nairne globe electrical machine of c. 1780, inv. no. 83045. copper alloy disc, probably the lower part of the image plate as there is no fitting for suspending it from the prime conductor. In cardboard box.