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Dish Commemorating Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes

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Polychrome dish commemorating Benjamin Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes Benjamin Franklin one of the founding fathers of the USA and a very brilliant scientist In 1752 he conducted his famous kite experiment. In order to show that lightning was electricity, he flew a kite during a thunderstorm, he tied a metal key to the kite string to conduct the electricity. This very rare dish is a commemorative piece of the bicentennial of this experiment The dish has no chips or cracks It is 8” x 6” x 2” high TPG77.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
  • Style:
    Machine Age (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1952
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Chillerton, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: TPG771stDibs: LU2498316457721
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