Mercury vapour thyratron rectifier

Made:
1835-1960 in Rugby
maker:
British Thomson-Houston Company Limited

Mercury vapour thyratron rectifier, resemble large light bulb with 4-pin socket at base, English, 1935-1960

Details

Category:
Laboratory Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657093
Materials:
glass, vulcanite and metal
Measurements:
length 190 mm
max: diameter 65 mm
base: diameter 35 mm
type:
rectifiers

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