Accession No

5749.1

Brief Description

a wooden sphere for induction that forms part of an electrostatic set accompanying the Van de Graaf generator Wh5748. 20th Century

Origin

Maker

Class

physics

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1999

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (tin, iron,brass); glass

Dimensions

height 450mm; width of base 145mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by Anglia Polytechnic University (now Anglia Ruskin University), Cambridge, on 10/09/1999.

Inscription

Description Notes

a wooden sphere for induction that forms part of an electrostatic set accompanying the Van de Graaf generator Wh5748. 20th Century.

Wooden sphere coated with tinfoil. Tin foil has several repairs made to it - repairs through replacing missing tin foil with new patches. The sphere then appears to have been painted a like silver colour as the support stand has paint marks up on it. Sphere attached to insulated stand. Stand is comprised of iron three footed base with brass collar sunk into base, from brass collar extends glass rod stand finishing in second brass collar onto which the wood / tin sphere is attached.

Condition good.

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