Digital Collection
2017.036.008

Tube, Vacuum

Blown-glass bulb set on a turned wooden base. Metal electrical connections at top and bottom of bulb. The top connection is attached to a smal metall disc about 3/8 of an inch in diameter inside the bulb. The bottom connection is connected to a metal parabola about 1.25 inches in diameter. There is a small, approximately 1/4 inch, square sheet of metal foil in the center of the bulb. The foil is suspended by a glass frame.

Date
c.1920
Material
Glass/Wood/Metal
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