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Presentation model of an early high current Geiger-Muller tube

Made:: 1949 in England

maker:: Twentieth Century Electronics Limited

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Presentation model of an early high current Geiger-Muller tube made by staff at 20th Century Electronics Ltd in 1949 and presented to the company's founder, Gilbert Tomes.

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Category:: Nuclear Physics

Object Number:: 2000-1524

Materials:: copper (metal), glass, plastic (unidentified) and steel (metal)

Measurements:: tube: 40 mm x 82 mm x 50 mm,

type:: geiger-muller tube

credit:: Tomes, Gilbert

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