Prime Conductor (Ball Ending), Associated with Michael Faraday, Early 19th Century

Subject: Electrical generation, storage & demonstration; Electrical generation, storage & demonstration
Item type: Object
Provenance: Alleged to have been used by Michael Faraday
Primary inscriptions: Unsigned and undated
Physical material: Metal
Dimensions: Diameter: 43mm Height: 108mm Weight: 73g
Inventory No: 80095

Description

Discharging sphere of a prime conductor. Brass sphere on a brass rod. Heavy.