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Seven Samples of Lightning Conductors
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Seven Samples of Lightning Conductors

Jochem Pietersz. Asmus · 1795 - 1848 · copper (metal); parchment (animal material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Three samples of lightning conductors for ships in the form of copper wire, all cable-laid. The two thin ones consist of five yarns each, one with a copper ring at one end; the thicker thunder chain consists of three strands of five yarns and the parchment label with the signature of Asmus is attached to it.

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Credit lineThree Samples of Lightning Conductors. 1795 - 1848. Jochem Pietersz. Asmus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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