WWII Radar Tube - Glass Vacuum

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

WWII Radar Tube - Glass Vacuum

Entry/Object ID

NU 2024.101.1-15

Description

Fragments of some device dated to WWII, stored in a red, white, and blue Rawling's Athletic Shoe Box. The fragments consist of various clear and green-tinted glass tubes, wires, and lightbulbs of indeterminate use.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1945

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Lid of shoebox

Transcription

MOTHER'S WORK TREASURES RADAR TUBE GLASS VACUUM W.W. 2

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Type

Label

Location

Lid of shoebox

Transcription

MARION PHILLIPS W.W.2

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tube, Vacuum

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tube, Electrical

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Electrical System Components

Nomenclature Class

Electrical & Magnetic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Shoebox

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

12-1/2 in

Material

Glass, Metal, Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair