X-Ray Tube fragment
Unknown Maker
about 1920
Thin glass sphere, with enclosed annode in enclosed tube protruding 6 cm on side, and open tube at right angle protruding 4 cm, and orthagonal to both a third narrow tube extending 39 cm, bending 90 degrees and going to stopcock (for evacuating the tube)
Overall: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2007.1.86
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Radiation
Not on view
Provenance
Dartmouth Medical School collection; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2007.
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