horseshoe magnet
Datecirca 1920
Inventory Number1997-1-1339
ClassificationMagnet
Subject
Maker
American
User
Department of Geology and Geography, Harvard University
1890 - 1961
Cultural Region
Dimensionsmagnet: 1.1 × 12.5 × 23 cm (7/16 × 4 15/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
case: 3 × 25.5 × 15.3 cm (1 3/16 × 10 1/16 × 6 in.)
case: 3 × 25.5 × 15.3 cm (1 3/16 × 10 1/16 × 6 in.)
Material
Accessoriescarrying case
DescriptionHorseshoe magnet, top half of U painted red, in wood box.
Signedon top of case: J.W.L.
Inscribedone end of the magnet: N
Curatorial RemarksInitials JWL on case stand for geologist J. W. Lann.
FunctionFor the experimentation or use of magnetism.
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Geology, Harvard University, 13 May 1968.
