Accession No

1968

Brief Description

vacuum tube, 1900-1950

Origin

Maker

Class

physics

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

glass; metal (white metal)

Dimensions

length 670mm; breadth 50mm; depth 52mm

Special Collection

Cavendish collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, in 1974.

Inscription

Description Notes

Glass vacuum tube with spherical chambers at ends. Central section consists of two parallel tubes, each with four internal constrictions. White metal terminals.

Condition good; complete.

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