X-Ray Tube
X-Ray Tube
Previous
Next
Usage conditions apply
- Description
- Two electrode cold cathode x-ray tube with a “SWETT & LEWIS CO. / BOSTON / 5364” inscription on the cathode plate. This firm began in business in 1897 and was taken over by the Electro-Radiation Co. in 1906. Some Swett & Lewis apparatus was made to the specifications of Dr. Frederick Finch Strong, an instructor at Tufts Medical School, and author of Essentials of Modern Electrotherapeutics (New York, 1908).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- X-Ray Tube
- tube, x-ray
- Other Terms
- X-Ray Tube; Radiography
- date made
- 1897-1906
- associated dates
- 1972
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- associated place
- United States: Maryland, Baltimore
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- purple (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 cm x 41 cm x 14 cm; 5 1/2 in x 16 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in
- ID Number
- MG.302606.119
- accession number
- 302606
- catalog number
- 302606.119
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.
