General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

Core

Patents

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General Description

WOOD AND METAL COMPOSITION.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Demonstration & teaching equipment

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Carpentier

Country

France

State/Province

Unknown

City

Paris

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS INSTRUMENT PRESUMABLY USED LATE 1880S+

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHYSICS LABORATORY AND CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATION APPARATUS FROM MCMASTER UNIVERSITY. FOUNDED IN 1887 MCMASTER WAS ORIGINALLY A BAPTIST INSTITUTION, AND WAS LOCATED IN TORONTO. IN 1930 THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS STUDENT POPULATION OF 500 WAS MOVED TO HAMILTON, ONT. (REF. 1)

Function

TO DEMONSTRATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.

Technical

MADE BY JULES CARPENTIER (1851-1921), WELL KNOWN FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL APPARATUS. IN OPERATION, A MAGNET IS INSERTED INTO THE CORE OF THIS INSTRUMENT. AS IT IS INSERTED, A CURRENT IS INDUCED IN THE WIRE COIL. WHEN THE APPARATUS IS HOOKED UP TO A GALVANOMETER, THE CURRENT STRENGTH CAN BE DETERMINED. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" J. Carpentier/ Paris " incised on metal plate fixed to top of instrument.

Missing

NONE. From CA of 12/12/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete

Finish

WOOD IS STAINED & VARNISHED. BRIGHT LACQUER APPLIED TO MANY METAL SURFACES.

Decoration

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