storage cabinet for x-ray tube
Date: circa 1900
Inventory Number: 2003-1-0197c
Classification: Storage Cabinet
Subject:
Maker: American
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
76 x 70 x 46 cm (29 15/16 x 27 9/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Accessories: cloth-insulated cords each with a hook end and a electrode connector end (2); wooden tube clamp; wood pieces (4)
Description:
Four-legged oak table with drawered compartment containing supports and display armature for Inv. #2003-1-0197a, X-ray tube. Drawer features two bail-type metal handles, possibly brass plated.
Signedunsigned
FunctionStores an x-ray tube and several accessories for it.
Curatorial RemarksProf. Robert Arns, Department of Physics, University of Vermont, recommended that we take these tubes and cabinet. He made the following comments over the telephone to Martha Richardson. 1) People did build cabinets for x-ray tubes. It was a rather unique way to mount the tube. 2) The tube is a complicated tube made by a couple of companies for a short period of time. The one like it in our collection from the Countway Library was kept even though it is broken because he didn't know of any others.
ProvenanceFrom the Boston Museum of Science.