Lot 13
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A collection of early 19th Century domestic instructional philosophical apparatus,
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A collection of early 19th Century domestic instructional philosophical apparatus,

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A collection of early 19th Century domestic instructional philosophical apparatus,
by W. & S. Jones, comprising an 8in. (20.3cm.) diameter barrel electrical machine, the base with ivory label engraved W. & S. JONES, No. 30 Holborn LONDON, a pair of discharge forks with glass handle, another similar with single discharge ball, a rare electrical cannon for discharge by hydrogen gas, a lightening stool, a large leyden jar 14in. (35.6cm.) high, with zinc foil insert and mahogany cover, two smaller leyden jars mounted on mahogany bases, one with ivory label inscribed G. KNIGHT & CO. 2 Foster Lane LONDON, 14in. (35.6cm.) long, a conductor comb, a pair of bells with clapper, various discharge balls, rods and two copper plates, a mahogany stand for five spiral tubes for spark illumination (one tube missing, centre conducting rod complete but broken at base), a black-jappaned tin cylindrical conductor on glass insulating rod and turned mahogany base, the remains of a thunder house, a diamond spotted leyden jar with mahogany cap and conductor, an electrical tracking frame, the glass within a mahogany border, with handle and brass conductor 19¼in. (48.8cm.) wide, a rare polychrome-decorated carved wood hunter or shooter on stand -- 9½in. (24.1cm.) high, and a miscellaneous collection of other fragments of apparatus (A Lot)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot, if not cleared by 1pm on the next business day following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of: Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road, London W12 7SJ. Tel: 44(0)20 8735 3700. Fax: 44(0)20 8735 3701. Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate, every week-day from 9am to 5pm. An initial transfer and administration charge of £3.20 (Paintings) or £18.50 (Furniture/Objects) and a storage charge of £1.60 (Paintings) or £ 3.20 (Furniture/Objects) per lot per day will be payable to Cadogan Tate. These charges are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge. Exceptionally large pictures will be subject to a surcharge.

Lot Essay

W. & S. Jones sales catalogues for 1801 and 1814 list an extensive range of apparatus for electrical machines with current price list. Electrical machines for philosophical experiments of the cylinder type ranged from 6in. to 10in. in diameter, with corresponding prices from six pounds sixteen shillings and sixpence to sixteen guineas. Other interesting prices for 1801 include the cannon included in this lot at sixteen shillings, the diamond spotted jar at ten shillings and sixpence, and the set of bells at eight shillings.

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