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Battery of six Leyden jars

Leyden jar

1801-1850

Leyden jar

1851-1900

Leyden jar, 1869

1869

Leyden jar

1775-1800
Battery of 18 Leyden jars, housed in a wooden box, about 1775, made and used by Henry Cavendish for electrical experiments in his private laboratory at Clapham Common, London.

Battery of Leyden jars made by Henry Cavendish

circa 1775
Cylinder electrostatic machine, made from a glass jar, with prime conductor and friction pad mounted on the same base, plus handle, Leyden jar, head of hair, and other parts, all in a fitted box

Cylinder electrostatic machine

4 Leyden jars, glass, with metal foil covering, European, 19th century. See note.

4 Leyden jars

1801-1900