Steel Cylinders
Rudolph Koenig, Paris, France, German, 1832 - 1901
about 1875
Ten steel cylinders suspended by string in wooden frame, mounted on wooden base with steel hammer. Base stamped "RUDOLPH KOENIG A PARIS." Cylinders stamped: "UT7/8192VS/RK," "UT8/16384VS/RK," "UT9/32768/RK," "UT10/35536VS/RK," "SOL7/12288VS/RK," "SOL8/24576VS/RK," "SOL9/49152VS/RK," "MI7/10240VS/RK," "MI8/20480VS/RK," "MI9/40960VS/RK." Note: VS stands for the French notation, "vibration simple." 2 VS = 1 Hertz.
Overall: 10 11/16 × 6 1/8 in. (27.1 × 15.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2002.1.34153
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Acoustics
Not on view
Published References
Koenig catalogue (1889), p. 24.
Provenance
Source unknown; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2002.
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