Antique Electric Egg

Description

Antique Electric Egg. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail- flat shipping, Insurance included. Wood stand is free with item but will be shipped separately.
Here is a history on Electric Eggs
Electric egg constructed
of uranium glass. Electric eggs were constructed during the time period during which high vacuum and high voltage became available. The electric egg was
a precursor or stepping stone to the development of x-rays and the cathode ray tube. There does not appear to be any cracks in the glass.
The glass glows when illuminated by ultraviolet light. There is some white powder inside the egg which may be present to enhance the glowing characteristics of tube when it is activated.
The egg was constructed by the famous low temperature physicists
Ferdinand Brickwedde. ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Brickwedde )  and his wife Marion Langhorne.  The egg was acquired by me when I was a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University in 1983. Pennsylvania State University was getting rid of all old equipment items in a storage room. Ferdinand Brickwedde and his wife Marion Langhorne were with me the day I acquired the electric egg.  We were discussing the electric egg that I acquired and I stated , “Look at the Mickey Mouse vacuum seals!“.  Marion Langhorne smiles and forcefully said, “Oh no, that is not Mickey Mouse, it is how we made the seals then, we used sealing wax and string.”  They had constructed this electric egg for research. Ferdinand Brickwedde  and I shared office/lab space in Davey Laboratory at Pennsylvania State university. Ferdinand Brickwedde and my PhD thesis (E. R. Generazio, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University (1983), PUB No. 83–27, 492 University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan. ) advisor Dr. Robert Reed also wrote publications together in  low temperature physics.
https://asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/1.1912939
Vintage Electronics- no returns accepted
Scarce Large Early
Western Electric
Generator
This early belt drive generator stands 10 inches tall, 13 inches tall and put out 80 volts of electricity. Researching this has turned up no information as to its original purpose but telephone or telegraph use seems likely. The generator is of iron and brass construction and has a brass tag that reads
Made For
Western Electric
By The Holtzer-Cabot Electric Co.
Boston USA Chicago
I have not tested this to see if it still puts out electricity but the magnets do still have magnetism.
Very Cool Piece
If you have any questions please contact me.