base of Geissler tube
Date: circa 1865
Inventory Number: DW0204b
Classification: Discharge Tube
Subject:
Maker: French ?
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
8 x 9 cm (3 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
blue board box: 9.4 × 44 × 20.2 cm (3 11/16 × 17 5/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Material:
wood,
Accessories: is the base of "Jeanne d'Arc" Geissler tube (DW0204a)
Description:
Turned wood base painted in a shiney black. Heavy bottom offers sturdy base for the tall geissler tube.
In Collection(s)
Signedunsigned
FunctionThe base holds the Geissler tube upright.
ProvenanceAcquired by David Wheatland in Paris, 1965.