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Oscilloscope Vacuum Discharge Tube, c. 1890

Inventory Number 81951


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.81951

Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained
Physical material
Glass
Metal
Ceramic
Object type
Vacuum tube
Dimensions
Diameter: 25mm Height: 105mm Weight: 20g
Inventory No
81951

Description

Clear, transparent, glass tube with a black cap at one end. Glass spout at cap end. Internal structure of metal rods encased in glass. Metal loop at one end.