Lot 6
Lot 6
A WHEATSTONE WAVE MACHINE PROBABLY MADE BY JOHN NEWMAN, CIRCA 1850

Price Realised GBP 17,500
Estimate
GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000
Closed: 29 Oct 2015
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A WHEATSTONE WAVE MACHINE PROBABLY MADE BY JOHN NEWMAN, CIRCA 1850

Price Realised GBP 17,500
Closed: 29 Oct 2015
Price Realised GBP 17,500
Closed: 29 Oct 2015
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A WHEATSTONE WAVE MACHINE
PROBABLY MADE BY JOHN NEWMAN, CIRCA 1850
signed on the top plate C Wheatstone Inv.t the metal casing with three slotted sides, each with extruding metal pins capped with white beads that move in wave when wooden rods are inserted into the machine, with four sets of rods in fitted wooden carrying case.
29¼ x 9 x10in. (74 x 22.5 x 24.5cm)

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