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Rail and motor assembly for electromagnetic separator prototype
1992.147.1.A-D, front
Titles: Rail and motor assembly for electromagnetic separator prototype (Supplied title)
Description: Rail and motor assembly for the prototype "Davis Tube" electromagnetic separator, invented by E.W. Davis of Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1916, and used to measure amount of iron ore in taconite rock samples.
Dates
- 1916 (Creation)
Creation
- inventor: Davis, Edward W. (Edward Wilson)
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 1992.147.1.D
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 19 inches height (1992.147.1.A, motor)
- 33 inches width (1992.147.1.A, motor)
- 24 inch depth (1992.147.1.A, motor)
Subjects
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1992.147.1.A-D, front
1992.147.1.A-D, back
1992.147.1.A-F, detail with glass tube installed