Electric dynamo
Harvey and Peake
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany, Steel
Measurements
405 mm (H)305 mm (W)242 mm (D)
Place of origin
Charing Cross Road
Collection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1229589.3
Summary
Electric dynamo consisting of armature rotating between two massive cylindrical iron magnets. Gilded metal knobs and fittings, all on mahogany stand; made by Harvey and Peak, 6 Charing Cross Road, London W.C. (post 1891)
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Makers and roles
Harvey and Peake, manufacturer