Accession No

2258

Brief Description

electrostatic generator, Nairne-type, second half 19th Century

Origin

Maker

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood (mahogany); glass; metal (brass, steel, iron, tin); cloth (silk); hide (leather)

Dimensions

length 504mm; breadth 370mm; height 440mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by R. B. Braithwaite, 1983. On loan from R. B. Braithwaite from 31/5/1976 to 1983.

Inscription

Description Notes

Rectangular mahogany base with four feet. Two mahogany standards support wooden bearings and wooden cup mounts for glass cylinder; wooden crank handle not extant. Slots beneath base for two sliding wooden mounts with clamping screws; one carrying brass and glass support for leather friction pad and a black silk cloth, the other carrying glass support for a cylindrical metal primary conductor and collecting comb.

Condition fair; complete.

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