Miscellaneous items from the Wellcome collection

Miscellaneous items from the Wellcome collection as follows:- (a) Electric egg without stopcock or base; electrodes fitted with sockets (possibly for use as an arc lamp); (b) part of an astatic galvanometer (consists of base, coils, and support for suspended system; wanting astatic needles, suspension fibre, and glass cover); (c) electrical apparatus of unknown purpose; (d) part of an electrostatic chime of bells, by Negretti & Zambra (consists of base, six bells, one broken bell; wanting one bell, insulating column, and metal star); (e) Tube of bottle green glass, used by Faraday, in his experiments on polarised light; (f) lamp housing on heavy cast base; (g) glass lampshade; (h) optical apparatus, probably a form of darkened wedge photometer; (j) pair of solenoids (k) pair of battery or electrolysis jars; (l) electrical testing equipment in case

Details

Category:
Electricity and Magnetism
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1982-1663
type:
collection
credit:
Wellcome Trust

Parts

Electric egg without stopcock or base

Electric egg without stopcock or base

Electric egg without stopcock or base. Electrodes fitted with sockets (possibly for use as an arc lamp)

Object Number:
1982-1663/1
type:
electric egg
Part of an astatic galvanometer

Part of an astatic galvanometer

Part of an astatic galvanometer (consists of base, coils and support for suspended system; wanting astatic needles, suspension fibre, and glass cover

Object Number:
1982-1663/2
type:
components
Electrical apparatus of unknown purpose (base missing and one part replaced with modern glass)

Electrical apparatus of unknown purpose (base missing and one part replaced with modern glass)

Electrical apparatus of unknown purpose (base missing and one part replaced with modern glass)

Object Number:
1982-1663/3
type:
apparatus
Part of an electrostatic chime of bells

Part of an electrostatic chime of bells

Part of an electrostatic chime of bells by Negretti and Zambra (consists of base, six bells and one broken bell; wanting one bell, insulating column and metal star)

Object Number:
1982-1663/4
type:
bell
Tube of bottle green glass used by Faraday in his experiments on polarised light

Tube of bottle green glass used by Faraday in his experiments on polarised light

Tube of bottle green glass used by Faraday in his experiments on polarised light

Object Number:
1982-1663/5
type:
tube
Lamp housing on heavy cast base

Lamp housing on heavy cast base

Lamp housing on heavy cast base

Object Number:
1982-1663/6
type:
lamp
Glass lampshade

Glass lampshade

Glass lampshade

Object Number:
1982-1663/7
type:
lampshade
Optical apparatus

Optical apparatus

Optical apparatus, probably a form of darkened wedge pyrometer (glass wedges broken)

Object Number:
1982-1663/8
type:
apparatus
Pair of solenoids (damaged)

Pair of solenoids (damaged)

Pair of solenoids (damaged)

Object Number:
1982-1663/9
type:
solenoids
Pair of battery or electrolysis jars

Pair of battery or electrolysis jars

Pair of battery or electrolysis jars

Object Number:
1982-1663/10
type:
jar
Electrical testing equipment in case

Electrical testing equipment in case

Electrical testing equipment in case

Object Number:
1982-1663/11
type:
testing equopment