Apparatus to show the unequal expansion of brass and iron

Made:
1880 in London
maker:
J. J. Griffin & Sons

Apparatus to show the unequal expansion of brass and iron. It comprises a Grove battery, brass and iron bars with supporting frame, connecting wires and stand for metal filament

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1880-22
type:
thermal expansion demonstration apparatus and grove battery
credit:
Fisons plc

Parts

Four platinum foil electrodes from a Grove battery

Four platinum foil electrodes from a Grove battery

Four platinum foil electrodes from a Grove battery, part of apparatus to show unequal expansion of brass and iron.

Materials:
platinum (metal)
Object Number:
1880-22 Pt1
type:
component - object
Grove battery

Grove battery

Grove battery, part of apparatus to show the unequal expansion of brass and iron (platinum electrodes recorded and stored separately).

Object Number:
1880-22 Pt2
type:
battery
Demonstration of Unequal Expansion of Brass and Iron, 1880

Demonstration of Unequal Expansion of Brass and Iron, 1880

Apparatus to show the unequal expansion of brass and iron, comprising brass and iron bars with supporting frame, connecting wires and stand for metal filament, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1880.

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 360 mm x 100 mm, , 1.22kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , iron , bone , copper (metal) and steel (metal)
Object Number:
1880-22 Pt3
type:
demonstration equipment (physics) and equipment