1920’s Voltana Wimshurst Machine
Stock Number: 441218*C
700 €
Dimensions
Dimensions: 19 x 36 x 43.
Circa
1920's
Country of manufacture
Germany
Description
A Voltana Wimshurst Machine for didactic purposes. The Wimshurst machine is a historical electrostatic machine which generates high voltages. It was developed between 1880 and 1883 by the British inventor James Wimshurst (1832-1903). It is an electrical generator with a distinctive appearance, having two large contra-rotating discs mounted in a vertical plane, two crossed bars across them, and a spark gap formed by two metal spheres.
Dimensions: 19 x 36 x 43.
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Van Leest Antiques
Van Leest Antiques
Van Leest Antiques, based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, specialises in antique scientific and medical instruments. Their collection covers mainly scientific and medical antique instruments: barometers, globes and planataria, nautical instruments, anatomical models, and pharmacy items. Toon Van Leest travels regularly in Europe and visits trade fairs, auctions, and antique dealers to collect stock and to find pieces to fulfil his clients' unusual requests.
As well as being an avid antique collector and dealer, Toon Van Leest is also a dentist. He believes that antiques are a stable investment, not reliant on trends or fashion, and have truly lasting value. Above all, he says, antiques are timeless and never lose their beauty.
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