Accession No

6004

Brief Description

equilibrist with variable centre of gravity, German, circa 1900

Origin

Germany

Maker

Class

demonstration

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass, steel); plastic?

Dimensions

height (when constructed): 250mm; width: 250mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Tesseract, Box 151, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York 10706, U.S.A., on 01/09/2004. From Catalogue 77, Summer 2004.

Inscription

“61” on metal plaque on base

Description Notes

Turned wooden stand with nailed-on plaque; steel pivot point. Axis with point to locate in stand; one brass ball at either end locates the rods, which are weighted with brass balls. Each piece has an ivorine handle (possibly early plastic).

Condition: good (complete)

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