Test set, vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0250.001

MANUFACTURER: STARK TUBE CO.
MODEL: CX
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 2024
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE COVERED WITH FABRIC/ METAL TOP PLATE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & CORD/ LEATHER HANDLE/ CARDBOARD CARDS/ METAL HAROWARE/ GLASS TUBES & DIAL COVERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 12.5 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: STARK
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: New Brunswick
Period: 1936 TO 1940'S
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED TO TEST RADIO VACUUM TUBES
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'STARK VALVE TESTER/ MODEL NO. CXSERIAL NO. 2024/ 105-125V 25-60~ 30W H.E.P.C. NO. 4426/ MANUFACTURED IN TORONTO BY STARK TUBE CO.'/ PRINTED ON A METER: 'THE HICKOK ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ ACCURATE/ VALVE MEASUREMENT/ STARK-HICKOK/ MODEL 46/ 7-B/ POOR WEAK GOOD'/ INSTRUCTIONS & SCALES PRINTED BY VARIOUS KNOBS & BUTTONS INCLUDING 'QUINT SELECTOR' AT BOTTOM OF TOP PLATE/ 'STARK' WITH ARROW THROUGH LETTERS EMBOSSED ON SLIDING CARD HOLDER ON LID INSIDE
Missing: N/A
Finish: SIMULATED BLACK LEATHER OVER CASE/ BLACK TOP PLATE WITH GOLD PRINTING & TRIM/ BLACK CORD
Decoration: THIN LINES AROUND OUTER EDGES OF TOP PLATE/ SYMMETRICAL ARRANGEMENT OF DIALS & KNOBS/ LOGO ON METAL RETAINING BARS

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STARK TUBE CO., Test set, vacuum tube, circa 1936, Artifact no. 1988.0250, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0250.001/

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