Model of travelling wave deflection cathode ray tube

Made:
1956 in England
maker:
Twentieth Century Electronics Limited
and
Centronic Limited
Presentation model of travelling wave deflection cathode ray

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Presentation model of travelling wave deflection cathode ray
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Presentation model of travelling wave deflection cathode ray tube, made by 20th Century Electronics Ltd staff in 1956. The Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston ordered 100 of these tubes for their work, valued at £500 each. The model was made for, and presented to, Gilbert Tomes by his workforce at 20th Century Electronics (Later Centronic Ltd)

Details

Category:
Nuclear Physics
Object Number:
2000-1517
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), cork, glass, steel (metal) and stainless steel
Measurements:
overall: 40 mm x 195 mm x 70 mm, .21 kg
tube: 182 mm 25 mm,
type:
cathode ray tube
credit:
Gilbert Tomes