Test set, vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: MUTUAL CONDUCTANCE
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0375.001

MANUFACTURER: Automatic Coil Winder & Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd.
MODEL: VCM3
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 1998
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ SYNTHETIC METER CASING, KNOB & LIGHT/ METAL SWITCHES/ SYNTHETIC CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.9 cm
Width: 36.3 cm
Height: 34.9 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: Avo
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940-1970
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO PROVIDE A PRECISE EVALUATION OF VACUUM TUBE CHARACTERISTICS
Technical: A SAMPLE OF A VERY SOPHISTICATED TUBE TESTER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'THE AUTOMATIC COIL WINDER &/ ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD./ WINDER HOUSE, LONDON S.W.1./ MADE IN ENGLAND/ NO 1998 TYPE VCM3'/ LABEL: 'C.O.T.C./T.13226'/ FRONT: 'VALVE/ CHARACTERISTIC METER/ AVO [LOGO]'/ VARIOUS DESIGNATIONS & CALIBRATIONS AROUND CONTROL KNOBS/ METER: 'AVO[LOGO]/ REPLACE GOOD/ 14824/4./ [CALIBRATED]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: GRAY HAMMERLIN ENAMEL CASE WITH BLACK ENAMEL FRONT PANEL/BRASS COLOURED SWITCHES/ BLACK CORD
Decoration: N/A

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Automatic Coil Winder & Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd., Test set, vacuum tube, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1982.0375, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0375.001/

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