K/PP107/11/3/4

Dated 1834-1837. From Scientific apparatus, musical instruments and telegraph equipment, [1834-1875].

Simple galvanometer designed by William Sturgeon to demonstrate Oersted’s law which shows that a constant electric current produces a magnetic field.  Wooden base with a copper loop and brass terminals. Possibly used by Wheatstone in teaching demonstrations. [See K/PP107/5/103.]