Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, mirror screw scanner, 1930

Made:
1930 in United States
inventor:
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
Mirror screw for direct television viewing, 1930 Mirror screw for direct television viewing, 1930

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Mirror screw for direct television viewing, 1930
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Mirror screw for direct television viewing, 1930
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Mirror screw for direct television viewing, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, 1930, complete with vertical lamphouse.

Details

Category:
Radio Communication
Object Number:
1937-905
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 260 mm 170 mm, 6.28 kg
type:
mirror screw scanner
credit:
Scophony Limited

Parts

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, mirror screw scanner, 1930

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, mirror screw scanner, 1930

Dome base for Mirror screw for direct television viewing, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, 1930, complete with vertical lamphouse.

Object Number:
1937-905/2
type:
mirror screw scanner
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, mirror screw scanner, 1930

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, mirror screw scanner, 1930

Glass dome for Mirror screw for direct television viewing, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, 1930, complete with vertical lamphouse.

Object Number:
1937-905/3
type:
mirror screw scanner
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, mirror screw scanner, 1930

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, mirror screw scanner, 1930

A wooden bar with metal parts for Mirror screw for direct television viewing, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, 1930, complete with vertical lamphouse.

Object Number:
1937-905/4
type:
mirror screw scanner