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Demonstration apparatus (detail)

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probably made in Paris

Demonstration apparatus (detail)
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This is a detail of a hydrostatic demonstration apparatus made around 1830, probably by N.C. Pixii (1776-1861), a scientific instrument maker based in Paris. Pixii was in partnership with his son Antoine Hippolyte (1808-1835).

The detail shows the brass plate on the wooden pillar supporting the apparatus's iron handle. The plate is inscribed 'Pixii, Pere et Fils / Rue de Grenelle St Germain 18/ (A PARIS)'.

Nicholas Constant Pixii succeeded the Dumotiec Brothers in business in Paris in around 1815. This ingenious device would keep audiences fascinated as water flowed through each section, demonstrating various hydrostatic properties.

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