horseshoe magnet
Date1900-1950
Inventory Number1998-1-0652
ClassificationMagnet
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions3.1 × 21.4 × 1.3 cm (1 1/4 × 8 7/16 × 1/2 in.)
Material
DescriptionHorseshoe magnet with shallow distance between edges. At the midpoint of the magnet there is a grove and at the end there is a small pole ending with a screw coming out of one side. Red painted back half.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedmarked "N" on top of one side and "S" on other
FunctionFor the experimentation or use of magnetism.
Philip Harris & Company, Ltd.
Date: circa 1950
Object number: 1997-1-0639
Henry Hughes & Son, Ltd.
Date: 1900-1915
Accessories: loose fin; instruction manual for instrument is in box of disassembled parts
Object number: DW0141i
American
Date: 1900-1950
Accessories: cubes (2), rectangular cubes (2), cylinders (2)
Object number: 1998-1-1151
