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Palladium Hydrogenium

Palladium Hydrogenium

1869

Half sovereign or trial piece, inscribed Palladium Hydrogenium

Half sovereign or trial piece, inscribed Palladium Hydrogenium

1869

Compensation balance (modified Earnshaw type)

Compensation balance (modified Earnshaw type)

Heavy-current x-ray tube with separate anode

Heavy-current x-ray tube with separate anode

X-ray tube with separate anode

X-ray tube with separate anode

Caustic holder

Caustic holder

1901-1930

X-ray tube with separate anode

X-ray tube with separate anode

Glass-stoppered bottle containing palladium

Glass-stoppered bottle containing palladium

1801-1892 (prepared)

X-ray tube with separate anode

X-ray tube with separate anode

'Cold Fusion' ,apparatus used at Harwell laboratories in 1989 to replicate experiments of Fleschmann and Pons. The apparatus consists of a electrolysis apparatus (glass flask) containing a palladium electrode.

'Cold Fusion' apparatus, Harwell

1989

Box containing metal wires and working notes made by William Hyde Wollaston. Also conrtains correspondence detailing the history of the objects.

Box containing metal wires and working notes made by William Hyde Wollaston

1800-1815

Items of jewellery partly manufactured, before being coated with gold or silver and having gems fitted. Palladium coating is used instead of nickel which can cause allergic reaction. Made by Ingrams, 1996

Items of partly manufactured jewellery

1996

Button of steel with 22.7% palladium, by Michael Faraday, 1820-1824

Button of steel with 22.7% palladium

1820-1824

Envelope containing specimen of palladium, representing the production range of Inco (International Nickel Co.) in 1977.

Specimen of palladium

1977

Palladium foil, one of two, England, 1820

Palladium foil, one of two, from Michael Faraday's chemical chest

1820

Palladium foil, one of two, England, 1820

Palladium foil, one of two, from Michael Faraday's chemical chest

1820

Brooch partly manufactured, before being coated with gold or silver and having gems fitted, by Ingrams, 1996

Partly manufactured brooch

1996

Rolled palladium. Prepared by Messrs. Johnson and Matthey, 1885

Rolled palladium

before 1889

'Ideal' x-ray tube with separate anode, protecting shield round heavy anti-cathode, and palladium osmosis vacuum regulator, by Electrotechnisches Laboratorium, Aschaffenburg, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany, 1900-1909.

'Ideal' x-ray tube with separate anode

1900-1909