Wimshurst Machine
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, designed by Rinaldo Damiani, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, a British engineer and shipowner, designed in the 1880s
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Early 20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
H 11.25 in W 11 in D 7.5 in
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