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inductance coil
inductance coil

inductance coil

Datecirca 1890
Inventory Number0442
ClassificationInductance
Subject
    Cultural Region
      Place of Use
        Dimensionscoil: 20.5 × 35.6 × 35.2 cm (8 1/16 × 14 × 13 7/8 in.)
        box: 27 × 42.5 × 44.2 cm (10 5/8 × 16 3/4 × 17 3/8 in.)
        Material
          Accessoriesbox with sliding lid; envelope with parts
          DescriptionFrom instrument card: "A pair of coils beautifully wound between heavy glass disks hard rubber ring spacers, the two sets separated by wood blocks and clamped in four points. Prevision for additional coupling coil to be places on top. Terminal brought out through hard rubber blocks. The whole fits in oak box with sliding lid. 17" x 17" x 10 1/2" high"
          Signedunsigned
          FunctionTo create a magnetic force when attached to a battery.

          More information on inductors is found on the following website.
          ProvenanceFrom Lyman Laboratory of Physics at Harvard University Oct 13, 1963.
          standard of self-inductance coil
          Nalder Brothers & Company
          Date: 1885-1925
          Object number: 0331
          resistance box
          American
          Date: 1890-1920
          Object number: 1997-1-0119
          resistance plug box
          Hartmann & Braun AG
          Date: 1900-1920
          Accessories: plugs (8)
          Object number: 1997-1-0399
          Green wooden storage box containing switches
          Date: 1890-1930
          Object number: RS0486
          inductance coil
          American
          Date: circa 1925
          Object number: 0365
          decade plug resistance box
          Leeds & Northrup Company
          Date: circa 1938
          Accessories: plugs (6)
          Object number: 1997-1-0196
          inductance standard
          Department of Physics, Harvard University
          Date: circa 1920
          Object number: 0481