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inductance coil
inductance coil

inductance coil

Datecirca 1920
Inventory Number1997-1-0352
ClassificationInduction Coil
Subject
    Cultural Region
      Dimensions6.4 × 25.5 × 5.5 cm (2 1/2 × 10 1/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
      Material
        DescriptionLong coil of copper wire bound in red thread. Wood ends with two brass binding posts. Coil has 111 turn/layer.
        Signedunsigned
        FunctionTo create a magnetic force when attached to a battery.

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        induction coil
        American
        Date: 1900-1950
        Object number: 1997-1-0264
        2 inductance coils
        American
        Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 0366a,c
        induction coil
        American
        Date: 1890-1920
        Object number: 0368a
        induction coil
        American
        Date: 1900-1950
        Object number: 1997-1-0266
        inductance coil
        American
        Date: 1900-1930
        Object number: 1997-1-0276
        inductance coil
        American
        Date: 1900-1930
        Object number: 1997-1-0275
        induction coil
        Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
        Date: circa 1859
        Object number: 0343
        inductance coil
        American
        Date: 1900-1930
        Object number: 1997-1-0164
        inductance coil for medical use
        Daniel Davis, Jr.
        Date: circa 1848
        Accessories: battery (0566b); pair of shock handles (0566c,d)
        Object number: 0566a
        inductance coil for medical use
        Daniel Davis, Jr.
        Date: circa 1842
        Object number: 0118
        apparatus for showing induction of the earth
        Daniel Davis, Jr.
        Date: 1848-1855
        Object number: 0105
        induction coil
        Daniel Davis, Jr.
        Date: 1842-1855
        Object number: 0110c