The field coils could do with some TLC so I haven't attempted to power it up. The shaft turns smoothly. Buyer to pay postage, it weighs about
Winning bid: £1,131.00
Eek ! Do they often go for this sort of price ?
Seems quite an extraordinary amount of money for something that doesn't look that special.
"Nick Highfield" said> Seems quite an extraordinary amount of money for something that doesn't look that special.
- and of course, our Iron Toys look so-o-o-o much better when we dig them out of a hedge back ;o))
If it was an 1890 gas engine in similar condition - what, Class 3 ? - we'd have fallen over each other to get there first.
Personally, I think it is a lot older and may be a Faraday - but I'd stand to be corrected, of course.,
Regards,
Kim Siddorn.
Did Faraday ever move his electric motor beyond the 'laboratory demonstration' stage?
If the desription is correct then the complete instrument would be a very rare and expensive item (electric phonographs actually pre-dated the spring driven type). So I guess if is was a matter of completing a rebuild then the price could make sense.
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