Powell's Wave Machine
Unknown Maker
about 1862
Wooden case sits vertically on base. Metal crank on one side; other side has two rows of white balls on top of vertical wire rods. White balls on top form wave shape. Red and green tape mark various points along wave. Two removable wooden covers white wave markers.
Overall: 16 1/2 × 40 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (41.9 × 102.9 × 11.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2002.1.34022
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Acoustics
Not on view
Provenance
Purchase from E.S. Ritchie, Boston, April 21, 1862 for $31.50; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2002.
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