X-ray tube made by A.L. Rogers for Professor W.H. Bragg in early 1896, closely following the discovery of x-rays by Rontgen. This is believed to be the first successful attempt to make an x-ray tube in Australia,
On 19 March 1889 the instrument maker A.L. Rogers was appointed to the Physical Laboratory at the University of Adelaide under W.H. Bragg. Rogers contructed teaching and laboratory apparatus, and made X-ray tubes and radio equipment for Bragg's early research.