Test set, vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: CATHODE RAY
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0287.001

MANUFACTURER: MERCURY ELECTRONICS CORP.
MODEL: 880
LOCATION: Mineola, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 463086
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE COVERED IN FABRIC/ METAL HARDWARE/ CHROME TOP PANEL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS, HANDLE, CORDS, ADAPTORS & SOCKETS/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.5 cm
Width: 26.5 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: MERCURY
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Mineola

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1960'S & 1970'S
Canada: AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO TEST AND REJUVENATE COLOUR AND BLACK & WHITE TELEVISION PICTURE TUBES
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY TESTER USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PICTURE TUBES WITH FACILITY TO 'BURN-OFF' SHORTS AND SOMETIMES REMELD INTERNAL COMPONENTS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON TOP PANEL INCLUDES: 'MERCURY/ MODEL 880/ PICTURE TUBE TESTER/ COLOR TRACKING ANALYZER-PIX TUBE REJUVENATOR'/ 'MERCURY ELECTRONICS CORP. MINEOLA, NEW YORK, U.S.A./ 117 VOLTS 50-60 HZ 30 WATTS SERIAL NUMBER 463086'/ 'FUNCTION/ SHORTS/ EMISSION/ SHORTS/ LEAKAGE/ FIL/ PWR/ OFF/ COLOR/ TRACK/ COLOR TRACK/ REMOVE/ SHORTS/ REJ1/ REJ2'/ 'FILAMENT VOLTS/ G1/ G2/ REJUV/ GUN SELECTOR/ RED/ GREEN/ BLUE'/ METER: 'REPLACE ? GOOD/ CUT OFF/ COLOR-TRACK/ MERCURY [LOGO]/ 3751'/ [VARIOUS GRADATIONS AROUND KNOBS]/ ON LID: 'Mercury [LOGO]'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK CASE & LID; CHROME TOP PANEL WITH BLACK & RED PRINTING; BLACK & SILVER KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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MERCURY ELECTRONICS CORP., Test set, vacuum tube, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1994.0287, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0287.001/

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