A WIMSHURST-TYPE ELECTROSTATIC INDUCTION MACHINE, GERMAN, CIRCA 1900
unsigned, with enamelled base plate, steel fittings, Leyden jars, contra-rotating Bakelite discs with brushes, moveable electric contact points and crank handle, overall -- 11 x 10in. (28 x 25.5cm.)

Literature: Turner, G.L'E. Nineteenth Century Scientific Instruments, Sotheby's, page 192 and cover.

Condition Report
In working mechanical order but contact brushes worn and need replacing before a charge can be generated. No box or accessories.

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