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Electrostatic generator. A green glass ball mounted on a spindle with a crank in a wooden frame, with a cushion pressing against the bottom of the ball.

Electrostatic generator. A green glass ball mounted on a spindle with a crank in a wooden frame, with a cushion pressing against the bottom of the ball.

NB: The 1823 inventory of Copland's collection lists some glass globe generators like this one, but the provenance of this generator is unknown. It is certainly of an 18th century design so Copland would have had one very similar at least. While it…

Tags: Copland

Element of Surprise programme

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Ellesmere Island

elliptic bell

Elliptic bell with a handle. No clapper or evidence of one; most likely struck with a small hammer.

Emancipation

Emancipation

Tags: LoS page asset

Engraving 'Paye qui tombe'

Tags: Acts of Union, engraving

Engraving of a large man with broad shoulders, a square head and huge hands, wearing a coat with enormous cuffs. He is scowling wickedly and appears to be counting on his fingers. He sits with quill and ink next to a blank book titled Memoirs. The picture is captioned Simon Lord Lovat drawn from life and etched in aquafortis by William Hogarth. Price 1 shilling. Published according to Act of Parliament August 25th 1746.

Engraving of a man in profile, wearing laurels. He has a large eye and a beak-like nose. In the background is a classical column.

Engraving of a tall, slender man with a wig, crossed eyes and an overbite who sits grinning in a chair, holding a stick which has a cap labelled LIBERTY on top of it. He wears a coat with large cuffs and sits with quill and ink next to news sheets titled North Briton number 17 and 45.

Engraving of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat

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