Accession No

4493

Brief Description

electrostatic voltmeter by James White, 2nd half 19th C

Origin

Glasgow; Scotland

Maker

White James

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal; brass; glass

Dimensions

height 210mm; breadth 180mm; depth 111mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘LORD KELVIN’S
PATENTS
MULTICELLULAR
VOLT METER NO 1478
JAMES WHITE
GLASGOW.’ (metal plaque in box)
‘ELECTROSTATIC VOLTMETER’ (printed on paper label in box)

Description Notes

Wooden box with glazed front shows voltmeter set on two wooden blocks. Voltmeter consists of two brass uprights with shelved edges, within which a brass axle carrying metal fins turns.

Condition good.

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