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Electrostatic Generator

Made:: 1920-1940 in United Kingdom

Electrostatic Generator

Electrostatic Generator
Science Museum Group
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Frictional machine with hand-held glass bulb containing mercury.

Details

Category:: Electricity and Magnetism

Object Number:: Y2001.347.1

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, wood (unidentified) and mercury

Measurements:: overall: 70 mm x 75 mm x 212 mm, 70 mm,

type:: electrostatic machine

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