Accession No

3290

Brief Description

geiger tube, by General Electric Company (G. E. C.), English, 20th Century

Origin

England

Maker

General Electric Company

Class

physics

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1980

Inscription Date

Material

metal; plastic

Dimensions

length 75mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘G.E.C.’

Description Notes

Metal tube with plastic cap. Red plastic covering electrical connections at other end.
Marked ‘WARNING DO NOT SOLDER TO THE LEAD PUMPING SYSTEM
TYPE EHM2/8
NO. 11518
VOLTS 1520
WINDOW HEIGHT 1.9MGM/CM2’.

Condition fair; complete

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