Electromagnet Demonstration Apparatus
date: label: date made
content: ca 1850
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Electromagnet Demonstration Apparatus. Two coils, each 2 3/4" diameter, are affixed to a soft iron horseshoe. This electromagnet in turn is suspended from a hook which can be raised or lowered by a screw mechanism. An iron triangle with a wooden lift pan is mounted beneath the electromagnet for the purpose of demonstrating pulling power. Framework is of wood.
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
label: Exhibition
content: Lighting a Revolution
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Canisius College, Department of Physics thru Rev. J.J. Ruddick, S.J.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.323887
label: catalog number
content: 323887
label: accession number
content: 252896
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Electromagnet Demonstration
label: Other Terms
content: Electromagnet Demonstration; Electromagnetic Devices
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 25 in x 13 in x 9 in; 63.5 cm x 33.02 cm x 22.86 cm