Down the Tubes: A Microhistory of Macroelectronics
In the Fall of 2020, the Sarnoff Collection created a series of social media posts about different vacuum tubes as part of Down the Tubes: A Microhistory of Macroelectronics. You can check out those posts here:
- Learn more about miniature acorn tubes here
- Learn more about the Magic Eye tube here and here
- Learn more about the UX-199 here
- Learn more about the audion here
- Learn more about the nefarious side of used vacuum tubes here
- And you can search our entire vacuum tube collection here
Finally, if you’d like us to send you a DIY at home vacuum tube activity, please fill out this form, and we’ll send you a kit in the mail with all you need to create your own retro vacuum tube boxes!