Adapter, vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: UV TO WD-11
DATE: 1920–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1486.001

MANUFACTURER: LAMB
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BAKELITE, PROBABLY CERAMIC, METAL INCLUDING BRASS & COPPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.4 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Height: 4.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Vacuum tube parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: LAMB
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ADAPTERS WERE USED IN BATTERY RECEIVERS OF THE 1920'S, WIDELY USED DURING WW II & AVAILABLE UP TO 1950
Canada: Unknown
Function: ALLOWED THE USE OF WD-11 TUBES IN LATER DEVICES DESIGNED TO USE UV (SHORT PIN) BASED TUBES
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HOW STANDARDIZATION OF 4 PIN TUBE SOCKETS TO 2 LARGE & 2 SMALL PINS MADE SOME EARLY DEVICES THAT USED 4 PIN TUBES QUICKLY OBSOLETE/ ADAPTERS SUCH AS THIS ONE WERE USED IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THESE DEVICES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON SIDE 'LAMB'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK ON SIDES & ONE END, REDDISH BROWN ON OTHER END, POSTS ARE DULL BRASS COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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LAMB, Adapter, vacuum tube, circa 1920–1925, Artifact no. 1995.1486, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1486.001/

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