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Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7
Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7

Vintage 1920's G.A.Bautze Heavy Anode X-Ray Tube 7" Ball 21.5" Long Boston & MIT

$ 314.16

Availability: 79 in stock
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
  • Condition: Used, no wires, staining/fogging inside glass
  • Maker: Bautze

    Description

    Vintage x-ray tube, in good condition but with no wiring and with stains/fogging inside the glass, please see pictures for details.
    This tube is labeled "G. A. Bautze, X-Ray Tube Manufacturer, 1108 Boylston Street Boston Mass".  This company was listed in a Boston business directory in 1922, and Gustav was a member of the MIT Chemistry faculty as a glassblower from 1931 to 1935.
    Approximate dimensions (sorry in advance if my cathode/anode/anticathode terminology is off...)
    Overall 21.5" end-to-end, width at widest point is 9"
    Ball: 7" diameter
    Cathode arm: 1-3/4" diameter
    Anode arm (opposite the cathode) 1" diameter
    Anticathode arm (45° from ball): 1-1/2" diameter at its widest, 1" diameter typical
    Condition:
    No chips/cracks/scratches
    The exposed wiring is missing
    The glass has a visible purple tint to it on the half that would have been exposed to the x-rays (lower right in first picture)
    There is staining/fogging inside the glass, and rust/corrosion on the steel shields around the cathode & anode
    The face of the cathode has a typical burn mark