Electrical machine, c. 1762.

Made:: 1757-1767 in London

maker:: George Adams and George Adams and

Electrical machine by George Adams, London, about 1762. Inscribed: 'G. Adams Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty, Fleet Street, London'.

This electrical machine was made by George Adams, instrument maker to the king, for King George III, in about 1762. The stand was added later. The glass globe was turned using the handle so that it rubbed against the cushion and produced a charge. The charge would have been collected from the glass or the backplate of the cushion and used to make sparks or for other electrical experiments.

Details

Category:: King George III

Object Number:: 1927-1143

Materials:: brass, glass, sealing wax and steel

Measurements:: overall: length 610 mm
overall: width 335 mm
overall: height 460 mm
machine: length 590 mm
machine: width 260 mm
cylinder: length 245 mm
cylinder: diameter 180 mm

type:: electrical machines

rights:: Unlinked Name

credit:: King’s College London

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