discharge tube with coils
Date: 1900-1930
Inventory Number: 1997-1-1338
Classification: Discharge Tube
Dimensions:3 x 24 x 12 cm (1 3/16 x 9 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Description:
A discharge tube consisting of two almost identical cylindrical sections each with an electrode in the shape of a coil or spring. Both cylindrical sections are connected to a spherical bulb through long, narrow glass tubes and make a right angle between them as seen from the bulb.
One of the two cylindrical sections has a small glass handle.