Electromagnetic bell on mahogany base
date: label: date made
content: ca 1860
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Electro-magnetic Bell, on mahogany base. A 1909 list records this with other Joseph Henry apparatus. Two coiled electromagnets are mounted side-by-side horizontally on the base. An armature mounted between two adjustable posts includes the bell striker. The bell is mounted on a wooden saddle that spans the middle of the magnets. Two binding posts are opposite the armature to provide electrical connections. The wires are inlaid under the base.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: From the Smithsonian Institution
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.181552
label: catalog number
content: 181552
label: accession number
content: 32407
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bell, Electric
label: Object Name
content: electric bell
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 6 in x 6 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 15.24 cm x 16.51 cm