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This brass-bound steel magnet was made around 1855, probably by John Kidd, a nautical instrument maker based in Dundee.

The five-leaf magnet is bound by two brass straps, at the top and around base. The base strap is stamped `J. KIDD DUNDEE'.

John Kidd was in business between 1853 and 1856 at 6 East Dock Street in Dundee. Although he was identified as a nautical instrument maker, this piece demonstrates that he could also produce `philosophical' apparatus, when required.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-016-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1994.38
• Date: 1853 - 1856
  Around 1855
  
• Material: Brass straps. Inscription: Base starp: J. KIDD DUNDEE
  
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• Who: John Kidd, Dundee (Instrument maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Angus, Dundee
  
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• Description: Five-leaf magnet with brass straps, by John Kidd of Dundee, 1853 - 1856
  
• References:
  • Bryden, D.J. Scottish Scientific Instrument Makers 1660-1900. Edinburgh, 1972. p 51 
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