Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: POWER OUTPUT AMPLIFIER/CLASS A
DATE: 1924–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0629.001

MANUFACTURER: M-O VALVE CO. LTD.
MODEL: LS5
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/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 5.7 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: MO VALVE
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1920'S & 1930'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED AS A POWER OUTPUT AMPLIFIER IN RADIO RECEIVERS. THE LETTERS 'LS' IN THE MODEL NUMBER INDICATE THE TUBE WAS INTENDED FOR LOUD-SPEAKER WORKING (REF.1).
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF ONE OF THE RANGE OF THE FIRST POWER OUTPUT TUBES PRODUCED (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON GLASS: 'MARCONI/ VALVE/ PATENTED/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ L.S.5./ FIL. 4.5 VOLTS/ 403F'/ STAMPED IN SHELL: 'A/ G'/ MOULDED IN BASE 'M.O.V./ CO. LTD.'/ LABEL READS: 'L.S.5. Fil. Volts 4-5 Fil. Amps. 0.8au./ This Valve has been thoroughly tested before leaving the/ Works, and no responsibility can be accepted for Valves/ used under conditions other than above./ Suitable Anode Volts 60-400'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ CHROMED SHELL
Decoration: N/A

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M-O VALVE CO. LTD., Vacuum tube, between 1924–1929, Artifact no. 1966.0629, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0629.001/

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