Dish Commemorating Franklins Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes, 1952

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Polychrome dish commemorating Benjamin Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes Benjamin Franklin one of the founding fathers of … more Polychrome dish commemorating Benjamin Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes Benjamin Franklin one of the founding fathers of the USA and a very brilliant scientist In 1752 he conducted his famous kite experiment. In order to show that lightning was electricity, he flew a kite during a thunderstorm, he tied a metal key to the kite string to conduct the electricity. This very rare dish is a commemorative piece of the bicentennial of this experiment The dish has no crisps or cracks It is 8” x 6” x 2” high. less