Accession No

3745

Brief Description

lodestone, by B. Koops, 1742

Origin

Maker

Koops, B.

Class

magnetism

Earliest Date

1742

Latest Date

1742

Inscription Date

1742

Material

metal (silver, iron); stone (lodestone)

Dimensions

30 x 27 x 10 mm (length 77mm; width 43mm; thickness16mm; 24-1-2000)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased, 1990.

Inscription

‘B. Koops Fec. 1742’
‘N’ ‘Z’
tiny punched marks on shackle and handle ‘v ’

Description Notes

Silver-cased lodestone, armed with iron poles; silver bands running across three sides of the stone and around the armed end. Poles marked ‘N’ and ‘Z’. Silver shackle and handle.

Condition: fair (iron slightly rusty).

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