M0015838: X-ray tube, double focus type, introduced in Germany in 1896

Previous title, replaced March 2022: X-ray tube. Double focus type introduced in Germany in 1896 intended for use with alternating currents.

Photograph of a glass sphere with three stems, a double focus type x-ray tube type intended for use with alternating currents so that the cathode rays passed first in one direction and then in the other. It was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1929 and accessioned in 1956 (accession number R169/1956). 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 R169/1956

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.