Electrophorus
name: label: maker
content: Central Scientific Company
notes: label: Description
content: The electrophorus, a simple device for generating static electricity, was popularized by Alessandro Volta in 1775, and soon widely known in science texts and classes. The CENCO tag indicates that this example was made by the Central Scientific Co. in Chicago.
label: Description
content: Ref: Central Scientific Co. <i>Physical and Chemical Apparatus</i> (Chicago, 1915), p. 141.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
label: used
content: United States: Ohio, Youngstown
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Richard J. Zitto
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2010.0235.52
label: catalog number
content: 2010.0235.52
label: accession number
content: 2010.0235
objectType: label: Object Name
content: electrophorus
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal; plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 10 3/4 in x 10 3/4 in; 19.05 cm x 27.305 cm x 27.305 cm