1880's High Voltage 'Wimshurst' Machine

This is an electrostatic machine created around 1880 by British inventor James Wimshurst.

Wimshurst machines were used during the 19th century in physics research. They were also occasionally used to generate high voltage to power the first-generation Crookes X-ray tubes during the first two decades of the 20th century, although Holtz machines and induction coils were more commonly used. Today they are used only in science museums and education to demonstrate the principles of electrostatics.

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