Electroscope

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OBJECT TYPE
LEAF/CYLINDRICAL CASE
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2423.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
NON-FERROUS METAL/ GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
19.5 cm
Width
16.5 cm
Height
35.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Physics
Category
Electricity
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
PART OF LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF OVER 7500 ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN 1960S. COLLECTION WAS THOUGHT TO BE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA & WAS DONATED TO NMST IN 1992.
Function
DEVICE THAT DETECTS PRESENCE OF MINUTE CHARGES OF ELECTRICITY & DETERMINES THEIR SIGN BY MEANS OF ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTION & REPULSION.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF GOLD LEAF ELECTROSCOPE WITH CYLINDRICAL CASE WITH GLASS SIDES.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE
Missing
KNOB ON END OF VERTICAL SHAFT
Finish
EXTERIOR PAINTED FLAT BLACK/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ METALLIC LEAVES
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Electroscope, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2423, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2423.001/

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