University of Toronto Scientific Instruments Collection

Accession Number: 2010.ph.307

An iron alloy rod with an electrically-wired base. The base is 12cm long and equipped with three thumb nuts in different positions in addition to spiral-shaped electric wires. The reach of the base can be adjusted along the length with the turning of a screw. The instrument is largely made of copper and steel.

Primary Materials: Copper alloy, Iron alloy

Markings: None

Length = 50cm Width = 11cm Height – 12.5cm

Good. The surface of the object is corroded on the iron alloy surfaces. The coiled wires are particularly corroded and appeared covered in brown, degraded material.

The Department of Physics, the University of Toronto