* VINTAGE GRIFFIN & GEORGE MODEL OF MICHAEL FARADAY'S BUTTERFLY NET EXPERIMENT *

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ORIGINAL CIRCA 1950 MODEL OF MICHAEL FARADAY BUTTERFLY NET EXPERIMENT, MANUFACTURED BY GRIFFIN & GEORGE LTD.
FARADAY 1791-1867 WAS AN ENGLISH SCIENTIST WHOSE DISCOVERIES WERE THE PRINCIPLES OF ELECTROMAGNET INDUCTION WHICH LED HIM TO THE INVENTION OF THE ELECTRIC MOTOR, WHICH
CHANGED EVERYDAY LIFE WORLDWIDE.
ALBERT EINSTEIN HUNG A PAINTING OF FARADAY IN HIS OFFICE AND CONSIDERED HIM A GIANT OF SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
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A BRASS RING HOLDS THE NET WHICH IS INVERTED BY THE CORD, DEMONSTRATING THE CHARGE ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE.
IRON TRIPOD
STAND HAS AN INSULATED EBONITE VERTICAL WITH NICKEL SILVERED BRASS COLLARS AT TOP AND BOTTOM.
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THE MODEL MEASUREMENTS: BASE DIAMETER: 4 5/8"   HEIGHT: 13"   BRASS RING DIAMETER: 7" NET EXTENSION: 7"