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Puling Vacuum Discharge Tube on Stand, c. 1879

Inventory Number 90069


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.90069

Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained
Physical material
Glass
Wood
Metal
Ceramic
Object type
Vacuum tube
Dimensions
Diameter: 83mm Height: 204mm Weight: 191g
Inventory No
90069

Description

Black circular wooden base with shiny finish. Supporting an upright glass tube standing on a curves leg. At each end, the tube contains a metal rod with a disk on the end. Metal loops on each end (exterior). One internal metal rod affixed to the side of the tube.