coil
Date: 1900-1930
Inventory Number: 1997-1-1167
Classification: Coil
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Maker: American ?
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Dimensions:
22.8 × 22.8 × 22.5 cm (9 × 9 × 8 7/8 in.)
Description:
Coil of wire wrapped in thread with wood ends and metal posts supporting it. Six brass binding posts, 2 on one end and 4 on the other.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedon slim edge of wood end: 2 & 3 M = 25 84 C
on the opposite edge: PHYSICS 3
on the opposite edge: PHYSICS 3
FunctionFor experimentation and demonstration of high electric voltages.
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Physics, Harvard University.