Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1926–1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0490.001

MANUFACTURER: MULLARD RADIO VALVE CO. LTD.
MODEL: SS230SP
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ SYNTHETIC/ METAL/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 9.7 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Receiving
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MULLARD
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1920'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED AS AN AMPLIFIER IN RADIO RECEIVERS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF TUBE FROM BRITISH TUBE CO. WHICH ONLY EXISTED FOR A SHORT TIME
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON GLASS: 'TRADE SIX [?]/ S.S. 230./ SP/ COVERED BY VARIOUS/ PATENTS/ BRITISH MADE/ 89X/ BVA'/ ON LABEL: 'GLOWLESS SIXTY/SIX/ VALVES/ Max: Fil: Volts 2 Vo[?]/ Fil: Curr. 0.3 Am[?]/ Max: Anode: Volts 125 Vol[?]/ S.S./ 230/ S.P./ This valve has been found to/ give perfect reception on test be/ fore leaving the factory, and no/ voltages specified are exceeded.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK BASE/ BEIGE PAPER LABEL WITH BLACK, GREEN & YELLOW PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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MULLARD RADIO VALVE CO. LTD., Vacuum tube, circa 1926–1928, Artifact no. 1966.0490, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0490.001/

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