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Righi Oscillator, by Marconi Company, London, 20th Century
Inventory Number: 91607
Date: 20th Century
Maker Details: Signed by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd.
Inscription: "MARCONI'S WIRELESS / TELEGRAPH COMPANY LTD. / LONDON" on plastic? plaque on upper surface of base. "No 14" on celluloid plaque on upper surface of base.
Size: 455 x180 x 300 mm
Materials: Plastic, celluloid, mahogany, brass, ebonite, bakelite
Other Given Number(s): Christie's 176.
Notes:
Righi Oscillator (or Spark-Gap), with two large brass spheres flanked by two smaller ones, in ebonite frame on mahogany base, with bakelite components. Probably assembled in the 1920s or 1930s for display purposes, possibly using original brass and ebonite components.
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