Accession No

3289

Brief Description

Geiger-Muller tube, by Mullard Ltd., English, 1952 (c)

Origin

England; Surrey; Mitcham Junction; New Road

Maker

Mullard Ltd.

Class

physics; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1952

Latest Date

1952

Inscription Date

Material

glass; paper (cardboard); plastic (foam); metal (steel)

Dimensions

length 185mm diameter 29mm; box length 293mm; breadth 68mm; height 72mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 09/1985.

Inscription

‘Mullard
MADE IN
ENGLAND
MX124/01’ (label on tube).
‘Geiger tube for liquid samples
High energy β + γ emitters
Date ca 1952
Halogen quenched.’ (box)

Description Notes

Halogen-quenched Geiger tube. Glass tube for holding liquid sample with spout on lip. Inside this is a second sealed tube containing electrodes for detecting radiation (once connected to a counter).
Paper giving details of instrument specifications.
Packaged in foam squares. Original cardboard box.

Condition good; complete.

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