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Friction Wheels from Atwood Machine, English, 19th Century

Inventory Number 97902


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.97902

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by King's College, London; from the Wheatstone Laboratory.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Dimensions
Height: 263mm Width: 254mm Depth: 270mm
Inventory No
97902
Accession Number
1986-16/1

Description

A series of 5 wheels with the central being the largest. As the central wheel turns its axle turns the others through friction. Mounted on wooden base with glass cover.