Test set, vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- EMISSION
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1973.0621.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Simpson Electric Co.
- MODEL
- 555
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 3557
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- FABRIC COVERED WOODEN CASE & LID WITH METAL HARDWARE/ SYNTHETIC HANDLE/ ALUMINUM INSTRUMENT PANEL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS, SWITCHES & METER CASE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 43.2 cm
- Width
- 31.7 cm
- Height
- 16.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Service-test equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Simpson
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1940-1950
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO TEST VACUUM TUBES - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STICKER: 'CBC/ Radio-Canada/ 106393'/ PRINTING ON PANEL INCLUDES: 'MODEL 555/ Simpson/ TUBE TESTER' 'FILAMENT SELECTOR' 'CIRCUIT SELECTOR' 'FILAMENT RETURN' 'TUBE SELECTOR'/ WITH CALIBRATIONS AROUND KNOBS/ METER READS:'DOUBTFUL/ BAD GOOD/ BAD DIODES GOOD/ ADJ. LINE/ 3816 PAT NOS. 2051,399 & 2433,165 SIMPSON ELECTRIC CO. CHICAGO ILL. U.S.A.'/ [TUBE CHART INFORMATION ON ROLL CHART WITH HEADINGS PRINTED ON PANEL ABOVE]
- Missing
- LOCKING RING FROM 4 PRONG TUBE SOCKET
- Finish
- WINE SIMULATED LEATHER CASE/ WINE HANDLE/ BLACK PANEL, KNOBS & SWITCHES/ SILVER & BLACK PRINTING/ GREY LINING PAPER
- Decoration
- MFR'S LOGO AT BOTTOM OF PANEL
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Simpson Electric Co., Test set, vacuum tube, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1973.0621, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0621.001/
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