Leyden Jar Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Vintage engraving of a Victorian battery and Leyden jar. Leyden jar, or Leiden jar, is a device that "stores" static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a glass jar. It was the original form of a capacitor.

Illustration of a Leyden battery (or Leiden jar) stores a high-voltage electric charge (from an external source) between electrical conductors on the inside and outside of a glass jar

Illustration of a Leyden jar (or Leiden jar) stores a high-voltage electric charge (from an external source) between electrical conductors on the inside and outside of a glass jar

Vintage engraving of Cylinder electric machine and Leyden Jar. A Leyden jar (or Leiden jar) is an antique electrical component which stores a high-voltage electric charge between electrical conductors on the inside and outside of a glass jar.

Illustration of a Leyden battery (or Leiden jar) stores a high-voltage electric charge (from an external source) between electrical conductors on the inside and outside of a glass jar