M0015846: X-ray tube, American type introduced by MacAlister, Wiggen & Co. and termed the Victor type, c. 1912

Previous title, replaced March 2022: X-ray tube. American type introduced c. 1912 by the Mac Alister, Wiggen & Co. and termed the Victor type.

Photograph of an American type x-ray tube made to withstand a very high current. The item was presented to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1934 and accessioned in 1956 (accession number R172/1956). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

1957

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for the item: accession number R172/1956

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.