Cornell contact therapy X-ray tube
Cornell contact therapy X-ray tube
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- Description (Brief)
- According to a Machlett Company photo (in X-ray tube file) "When in operation, insulated arms and bulb of lead glass are blue, and the crown window lights up green. Mica regulator is opposite the seal-off. Upper structure is an insulated handle.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- X-Ray Tube
- x-ray tube
- Other Terms
- X-Ray Tube; Electron Tubes
- date made
- ca 1900
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 16 in x 4 in; x 30.48 cm x 40.64 cm x 10.16 cm
- ID Number
- EM.314987
- catalog number
- 314987
- accession number
- 212899
- Credit Line
- from Benjamin J. Chromy
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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