A French two-plate Wimshurst machine,
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A French two-plate Wimshurst machine,

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A French two-plate Wimshurst machine,
the two leyden jars moulded with SOCIÉTÉ ELECTROGÉNIQUE PARIS, the two 45cm. diameter ebonite plates each with thirty-two sectors, mounted on two ebonised wooden supports with two discharge rods and two leyden jars in situ, on an ebonised wooden base -- 19½in. (49.5cm.) wide, with an original instruction sheet for the machine from the Société Electrogénique dated 1892 for the CARBURATEUR A ACTION DOUBLE

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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.

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