Portable Gaiffe induction coil in mahogany box with mercury sulphate battery and assorted electrodes

Portable Gaiffe induction coil in mahogany box with mercury

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Portable Gaiffe induction coil in mahogany box with mercury
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Portable Gaiffe induction coil in mahogany box with mercury sulphate battery and assorted electrodes, made by A. Gaiffe, Paris, French, 1870-1880

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A196382
Materials:
mahogany, brass, lead, nickel (plated) and vulcanite
type:
induction coils
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)