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D’arsonval Galvanometer by G. Adam of Paris
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D’arsonval Galvanometer by G. Adam of Paris

19th century
Description

An early D’Arsonval galvanometer by G. Adam of Paris, French, circa 1885.

Three horseshoe magnets, with a dial marked 0 – 110.

Mounted on a mahogany base with arched glass cover.

Engraved brass plate:

1 pour un volt

1 pour 1/10 de milli amper

G. ADAM Constructeur

9 RUE BLAINVILLE Paris

Height: 40.5 cm.

Width: 35.5 cm.

Depth: 40.5 cm.

Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval (1851 – 1940) was a French physician, physicist and inventor of the moving-coil d’Arsonval galvanometer.

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Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Antique Darsonval Galvanometer to the 1880s.

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SA1218902
Description
An early D’Arsonval galvanometer by G. Adam of Paris, French, circa 1885.

Three horseshoe magnets, with a dial marked 0 – 110.

Mounted on a mahogany base with arched glass cover.

Engraved brass plate:

1 pour un volt

fig 1. An antique French DArsonval galvanometer featuring a large black horseshoe magnet, brass fittings, a curved graduated scale, and a mahogany wooden base.
fig 1. D’arsonval Galvanometer by G. Adam of Paris

1 pour 1/10 de milli amper

G. ADAM Constructeur

9 RUE BLAINVILLE Paris

Height: 40.5 cm.

Width: 35.5 cm.

Depth: 40.5 cm.

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Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval (1851 – 1940) was a French physician, physicist and inventor of the moving-coil d’Arsonval galvanometer.
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Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Antique Darsonval Galvanometer to the 1880s.

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Archive I An antique French DArsonval galvanometer featuring a large black horseshoe magnet, brass fittings, a curved graduated scale, and a mahogany wooden base.

D’arsonval Galvanometer by G. Adam of Paris

Archive II An antique French DArsonval galvanometer featuring a large black horseshoe magnet, brass fittings, a curved graduated scale, and a mahogany wooden base. View II
Archive III An antique French DArsonval galvanometer featuring a large black horseshoe magnet, brass fittings, a curved graduated scale, and a mahogany wooden base. View III
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An antique French DArsonval galvanometer featuring a large black horseshoe magnet, brass fittings, a curved graduated scale, and a mahogany wooden base.
D’Arsonval galvanometer by G. Adam of Paris
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An antique French DArsonval galvanometer featuring a large black horseshoe magnet, brass fittings, a curved graduated scale, and a mahogany wooden base.
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  • ObjectScientific Instrument
  • Period19th century
  • Style19th Century Industrial
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass, Iron, Velvet
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsHorseshoe magnet, Graduated arc scale, Brass terminals, Plinth base

This nineteenth-century scientific instrument is a D’Arsonval galvanometer by G. Adam of Paris, dating from circa 1885 in the nineteenth-century industrial style. It comprises warm brown mahogany timber, black-finished iron horseshoe magnets, polished brass hardware, and deep crimson velvet upholstery on the stepped plinth base base. Notable details include a curved graduated arc scale marked from zero to 110, exposed brass binding terminals, an engraved maker's plate, and a delicate suspended coil mechanism visible between the magnetic poles. The stepped wooden base features layered mouldings and is set on a matching square plinth lined with velvet. Standing 40.5 cm in height, 35.5 cm in width, and 40.5 cm in depth, this piece suits placement on a desk in a gentleman's study or home library as a striking display item or conversation piece.

FAQs

A DArsonval galvanometer is an electromagnetic instrument designed to detect and measure minute electrical currents using a moving coil suspended within a magnetic field, developed in the late nineteenth century.

Instruments from this era were primarily constructed using lacquered brass fittings, iron horseshoe magnets, polished hardwood bases such as mahogany or walnut, and fine copper wire coils.

Authentic pieces feature makers plates engraved with maker names and locations, aged brass patination, original hand-graduated arcs or scales, and heavy cast-iron or steel horseshoe magnets.

These technical objects function as decorative accents when displayed on bookshelves, executive desks, or sideboard surfaces within dark academia, industrial, or classic transitional interior schemes.

Keep the object in a dry climate to prevent oxidisation of metals and warping of the wood base, dusting gently with a microfibre cloth without using harsh chemical cleaners.
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