Leyden jar with brass hemisphere
Date: 1900-1930
Inventory Number: 1997-1-1405
Classification: Leyden Jar
Dimensions:19 x 6 cm (7 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Description:
A glass jar with about three fourths of its outer and inner surface covered in metal foil (probably lead with a protective coating). It has a wooden cap with a brass rod attached, which ends in a hollow brass hemisphere with its cavity pointing down. The brass rod connects through the cap to a brass-colored chain that hangs downward to connect to the metal foil inside.