Leyden jar, fitted with a wooden cap and brass loop

Made:
1780-1798
Small Leyden jar made from a glass bottle fitted with a wooden Small Leyden jar made from a glass bottle fitted with a wooden Small Leyden jar made from a glass bottle fitted with a wooden Small Leyden jar made from a glass bottle fitted with a wooden

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Small Leyden jar made from a glass bottle fitted with a wooden
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Small Leyden jar made from a glass bottle fitted with a wooden
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Small Leyden jar made from a glass bottle fitted with a wooden
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Small Leyden jar made from a glass bottle fitted with a wooden
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Small Leyden jar made from a glass bottle fitted with a wooden cap and brass loop (poor condition), Galvani collection

Leyden jars were used to store electricity. They are named after the city of Leiden (in the Netherlands), the home of the man usually credited with their invention, Petrus van Musschenbroek (1692-1761). This jar is believed to have belonged to Luigi Galvani.

Details

Category:
Electricity and Magnetism
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1990-240
type:
jar
credit:
Wellcome Trust