Accession No

4418

Brief Description

electrometer, by Jules Carpentier, French, 1880 (c)

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Carpentier, Jules

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1880

Latest Date

1880

Inscription Date

Material

wood (mahogany); glass; metal (brass); paper

Dimensions

length 304mm; breadth 194mm; height 385mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘J. Carpentier
Paris’ (brass plate on base)

Description Notes

Mahogany 4 footed base upon which is screwed a jar and a glass rod. Brass rod with a ball head extends out of jar and another rod with brass ball head is supported horizontally across top of glass rod. The distance betweeen the two ball heads can be altered and measured. Glass jar painted with flaking red paint, and lower half covered with a black paper. Devised by Lane.Timothy.

Complete.

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