Test set, vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: ANALYSER/COMBINATION
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0032.001

MANUFACTURER: SUPREME INSTRUMENTS CORP.
MODEL: DIAGNOMETER 585
LOCATION: Greenwood, Mississippi, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 585127
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ METAL PANEL/ LEATHER HANDLE/ SYNTHETIC METER CASES, KNOBS, TUBE HOLDERS ETC./ GLASS METER COVERS/ PAPER CHART

Dimensions

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

Length: 59.0 cm
Width: 44.0 cm
Height: 18.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radar
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SUPREME
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Mississippi
City: Greenwood

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1936-1950'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: USED AS A COMBINATION INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE AC OR DC VOLTS, DC MILLIAMPS, DECIBELS, OHMS, GOOD OR BAD CAPACITORS AND TO TEST VACUUM TUBES
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HIGH QUALITY TEST SET OF THE PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON PANEL: 'MODEL 585/ DIAGNOMETER/ DELUXE SERIES/ SERIAL/ NUMBER 585 127/ [VARIOUS CALIBRATIONS & INDICATIONS AROUND CONTROLS]'/ METERS, ON CASE: 'SUPREME/ INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION/ GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI/ USA'/ FACES: 'DECIBELS/ [CALIBRATION]/ VOLTS-MILLS.-MFDS./ OHMS'/ 'OHMS/ [CALIBRATION]/ GOOD TUBE ? BAD TUBE/ BAD CAPACITOR GOOD CAPACITOR [CALIBRATION]'
Missing: Unknown
Finish: VARNISHED CASE/ SIMULATED WOOD TOP PANEL & METER CASES/ BROWN KNOBS, TUBE HOLDERS ETC./ GOLD PRINTING
Decoration: DECORATIVE LINES ONTOP PANEL

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