Accession No

5346

Brief Description

electrical set, by Stemel, British, 20th Century

Origin

Great Britain

Maker

Stemel

Class

electrical; demonstration

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1998

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, copper, aliminium, steel, other); glass; paper (card); wood; plastic

Dimensions

width 350mm (approx.); length 253mm; height 65mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Ray Morris, Level 4 New England House, New England Street, Brighton, BN1 4GH, on 11/06/1998.

Inscription

on label attached to lid of wooden box
Stemel
Electrical
Set
EDUCATIONAL - CONSTRUCTIONAL
MADE IN GT. BRITAIN

Description Notes

Stemel Electrical Set, 20th century. Maker Stemel.

Wooden box with label glued to surface, depicting a teenage child with experiment in progress. Inside of lid is paper label glued to surface - this is a picture list, numbered of components that should be in the box. The lower section of the box is separated into compartments containing the components as pictured on the inner label. Most are present but 8 pieces are missing (see condition report). Components include a compass, horseshoe magnet, bar magnet, fuse wire, test tubes etc. There is a manual of instructions for constructing and carrying out experiments.

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