Two electrical discharges, believed to be taken by John Worsnop of Rothbury of Lord Armstrong's experiments
John Worsnop (1856 - 1938)
Category
Photographs
Date
1897
Materials
Paper
Measurements
352 mm (H)220 mm (W)
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Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230749
Summary
Collotype prints of two electrical discharge photographs, believed to be taken by John Worsnop of Rothbury capturing Lord Armstrong's laboratory experiments with electricity. Many of the photographs were reproduced in Lord Armstrong's 1897 book 'Electric Movement in Air and Water'.
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
John Worsnop (1856 - 1938), photographer