Crookes Tube

Name/Title

Crookes Tube

Entry/Object ID

2023.28.021

Description

Glass Crookes Tube or Cathode Ray Tube. Top is cobalt colored glass on the top side is a knob that ends in a point. The glass tube that makes up the body of the object is cylindrical. Inside, a chunk of a white mineral is held in place by four glass arms. Closer to the bottom of the body is a knob with a wire attached on the inside. The knob is made of cobalt blue glass. The tube stands on a turned wooden base.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Scientific Equipment, Glassware

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1889

Dimensions

Height

12-1/4 in

Diameter

3 in

Material

Glass