Accession No
6272
Brief Description
singing flame apparatus, by Yeates and Son, Irish, late 19th Century
Origin
Ireland; Dublin
Maker
Yeates and Son
Class
sound; demonstration
Earliest Date
1875
Latest Date
1900
Inscription Date
Material
metal (iron, brass); paint
Dimensions
Height 450mm, width 200mm, depth 200mm.
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Trevor Philip and Sons, 75a Jermyn St, London on 21/05/2009.
Inscription
Yeates & Son
Dublin
Description Notes
Singing flame apparatus, by Yeates & Son, Irish, late 19th century.
Three-legged base, supporting taller pillar and two shorter spikes. Two metal ‘swings’ hanging from a shelf at the top of the pillar.
Condition good/fair; complete(?). Right-hand wire is possibly a replacement.
References
Events
Description
This is an instrument used in acoustic demonstrations. Flames produced by a gas jet vibrate chaotically, but when a glass tube is placed around the flame it amplifies vibrations at the tube’s harmonic resonances, causing the flame to “sing”.
15/06/2009
Created by: Derek Scurll on 15/06/2009
FM:46755
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