bar magnet
Date1890-1930
Inventory Number1997-1-1289a
ClassificationMagnet
Subject
Maker
English
?
User
Department of Geology and Geography, Harvard University
1890 - 1961
Cultural Region
Dimensions2.3 × 4.6 × 46.1 cm (7/8 × 1 13/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionFour magnetic cast steel bars connected together by two iron ends.
Signedsigned (but partly illegible)
Inscribedstamped on one bar: CAST STEEL WARRANTE
Curatorial RemarksThe signature appears to be something like this: O'LE_____ & SONS
FunctionFor the experimentation or use of magnetism.
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Geology, Harvard University, 5 Feb 1969.
Henry Hughes & Son, Ltd.
Date: 1900-1915
Accessories: loose fin; instruction manual for instrument is in box of disassembled parts
Object number: DW0141i
French
Date: circa 1715
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: DW0369
Philip Harris & Company, Ltd.
Date: circa 1950
Object number: 1997-1-0639
Henry Hughes & Son, Ltd.
Date: 1900-1915
Accessories: instruction manual for instrument is in box of disassembled parts.
Object number: DW0141j
Date: 1890-1930
Object number: RS1425a
