Electrostatic Generator
- Made:
- 1895-1905 in Manchester
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Electrostatic generator with Nairne-type cylinder, made by Frederick Jackson & Co., Manchester.
School science teachers used machines like this to demonstrate static electricity. This example was made by Frederick Jackson & Co, of Manchester, in around 1900. The 1890 Education Act introduced science subjects to school education. Frederick Jackson set up his company in Manchester in 1866 as a laboratory furnisher and maker of chemical apparatus, having taken over the business of Mottershead & Co. The company went out of business in about 1940.
Details
- Category:
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Object Number:
- Y1984.166.2
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 262 mm x 480 mm x 214 mm,
- type:
- electrostatic machine
- credit:
- Gift of Mr. E. Moore
