Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: IMAGE ORTHICON/3.5 IN.
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0622.001

MANUFACTURER: ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD.
MODEL: P874
LOCATION: Chelmsford, England

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General Information

Serial #: C5570
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ENGLISH ELECTRIC
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Chelmsford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TELEVISION CAMERA PICK-UP TUBE USED TO CONVERT PICTURES INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS OF HIGH QUALITY FOR BOTH COLOUR & MONOCHROME TELEVISION BROADCAST APPLICATIONS IN THE STUDIO OR OUTSIDE
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF TYPICAL CAMERA PICKUP TUBE OF THE ERA/ PROVIDES IMPROVED SENSITIVITY BY COMBINING THE FEATURES OF THE IMAGE ICONOSCOPE & ORTHICON
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON GLASS: 'ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO LTD. MADE IN ENGLAND [IN CIRCLE AROUND LOGO]'/ ON TAPE ON BODY: 'IMAGEORTHICON/ ELCON TARGET/ LOW NOISE'/ ON LABEL NEAR BASE: 'ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD/ TYPE P874/ SERIAL NO/ [LOGO]/MADE IN ENGLAND'/ STICKER ON BOTTOM: 'TH/ C5570'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS, SILVERED NECK & RING AROUND TOP END/ BLACK NEAR BASE/ BROWN BASE
Decoration: LOGO ON NECK

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD., Vacuum tube, circa 1973, Artifact no. 1986.0622, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0622.001/

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