04-20-201804-20-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
April 20, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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18th Century French Electrometer

Sell one like this
$246$200
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 3093MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 20, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

18th Century French Electrometer, brass-mounted colorless glass bottle with suspended straw indicators, etched scale on face of bottle, ht. 5 1/2 in.

Literature: A similar example is found in Early Scientific Instruments Europe 1400-1800, by Anthony Turner, p. 274.
Estimate $150-250


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Anthony Turner