Wimshurst machine

Made:
1901-1908 in London
maker:
W Watson and Sons

Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639436
Materials:
cabinet, oak, machine plates, glass and machine fittings, iron
Measurements:
height 1482 mm
length 820 mm
width 522 mm
type:
electrostatic machines

Parts

Ten pieces of broken Wimshurst discs, from Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Broken disc from Wimshurst machine

Ten pieces of broken Wimshurst discs, from Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/2
type:
disk
Metal plate, from Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Metal plate from Wimshurst machine

Metal plate, from Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/3
type:
component - object
Rod with electrode on top, component of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Rod with electrode on top, component of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/4
type:
component - object
Component, possibly electrode, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component, possibly electrode, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/5
type:
component - object
Component, possibly electrode, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component, possibly electrode, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/6
type:
component - object
Component, possibly electrode, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component, possibly electrode, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/7
type:
component - object
Component, rod with hook, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component, rod with hook, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/8
type:
component - object
Component of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/9
type:
component - object
Component of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/10
type:
component - object
Component of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/11
type:
component - object
Component, with wheel, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component, with wheel, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/12
type:
component - object
Component, rod, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component, rod, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/13
type:
component - object
Component, rectangular object with crank handle, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Component, rectangular object with crank handle, of Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/14
type:
component - object
Plastic bag containing screws, a cable, and broken pieces, from Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Component of Wimshurst machine

Plastic bag containing screws, a cable, and broken pieces, from Wimshurst machine, in cabinet, badly broken, by Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, England, 1901-1908

Object Number:
A639436/15
type:
component - object

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