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Battery of six Leyden jars

Battery of six Leyden jars

Leyden jar

Leyden jar

1801-1850
Leyden jar

Leyden jar

1851-1900
Leyden jar

Leyden jar

1775-1800
Leyden jar, 1869

Leyden jar, 1869

1869
Double Leyden jar (two small jars joined )

Double Leyden jar (two small jars joined )

1780
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
Two Leyden jars

Two Leyden jars

1750-1800