This large electrostatic cylinder machine from the estate of Joseph Priestley was made around 1800 by Edward Nairne of Britain. Restored for exhibition in 1959, the machine and collector stand ...

However, he recently met three polio survivors who depend on iron lungs and are possibly the last people using the age-old machine. Paul Alexander, 70, of Dallas, still relies on an iron lung to ...

cylinder-type frictional electrostatic machine Physical Description glass (overall material) leather (overall material) wood (overall material) cloth (overall material) Measurements overall: 15 in x ...