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inductance coil

inductance coil

Date1900-1930
Inventory Number1997-1-0276
ClassificationCoil
Subject
    Maker American ?
    User Department of Physics, Harvard University founded 1884
    Cultural Region
      Dimensions6.5 × 5.1 × 33.7 cm (2 9/16 × 2 × 13 1/4 in.)
      Material
        DescriptionLong coil of copper wire bound in beige thread. Wood ends with two brass binding posts.
        Signedunsigned
        FunctionTo create a magnetic force when attached to a source of current.

        More information on inductors is found on the following website.
        ProvenanceFrom the Department of Physics, Harvard University.
        inductance coil
        inductance coil
        American
        Date: circa 1920
        Object number: 1997-1-0352
        inductance coil
        inductance coil
        American
        Date: 1900-1930
        Object number: 1997-1-0164
        induction coil
        induction coil
        American
        Date: 1890-1920
        Object number: 0368a
        induction coil
        induction coil
        American
        Date: 1900-1950
        Object number: 1997-1-0264
        induction coil
        induction coil
        American
        Date: 1900-1950
        Object number: 1997-1-0266
        inductance coil
        inductance coil
        American
        Date: 1900-1930
        Object number: 1997-1-0275
        variable inductance coil
        variable inductance coil
        E. S. Ritchie & Sons
        Date: circa 1910
        Object number: 1997-1-0360
        2 inductance coils
        2 inductance coils
        American
        Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 0366a,c
        inductance coil for medical use
        inductance coil for medical use
        Daniel Davis, Jr.
        Date: circa 1842
        Object number: 0118
        solenoid coil
        solenoid coil
        Philip Harris & Company, Ltd.
        Date: 1900-1920
        Object number: 1997-1-1165
        inductance coil for medical use
        inductance coil for medical use
        Daniel Davis, Jr.
        Date: circa 1848
        Accessories: battery (0566b); pair of shock handles (0566c,d)
        Object number: 0566a
        induction coil
        induction coil
        Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
        Date: circa 1859
        Object number: 0343