electrical dischager on glass stand
Date: 1775 - 1800
Inventory Number: 1997-1-1389
Classification: Discharger
Dimensions:75 x 36 x 23 cm (29 1/2 x 14 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Description:
A vertical glass tube on a round wooden stand that has an attached brass object in the shape of an arch with two balls at its ends. One of the balls is part of the cap that attaches it to the glass tube, which also has a long nail that reaches deep into the tube, about half-way down to the base.