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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

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Scientific Machine Wimshurst Machine Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The Wimshurst influence machine is an electrostatic generator, a machine for generating high
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Antique Late 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Metal

Wimshurts Machine, End of 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mahogany model with brass elements. The Wimshurst machine is an electrostatic device invented in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Wimshurts Machine, End of 19th Century
Wimshurts Machine, End of 19th Century
H 13.98 in W 11.62 in D 9.65 in
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