Circular permanent magnet with annular gap 1 3/8" to 1"

Circular permanent magnet with annular gap 1 3/8" to 1"

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Circular permanent magnet with annular gap 1 3/8" to 1", part of Oliver Lodge’s microphone amplifier or relay, 1898 (British patent 9712 of 1898), a precursor of the moving-coil loudspeaker

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Category:
Radio Communication
Object Number:
1926-716
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 51 mm x 180 mm x 216 mm, 4.514 kg
type:
magnet
credit:
Sir Oliver Lodge.