Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: IMAGE ISOCON
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0133.001

MANUFACTURER: ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD.
MODEL: P8041
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: U2473
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GLASS TUBE; METAL & SYNTHETIC PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD BOX WITH METAL SNAP CLOSURES

Dimensions

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

Length: 54.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 7.6 cm
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: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: DONATED BY CANADIAN BRANCH OF BRITISH VACUUM & ELECTRONIC TUBE MFR. MARCONI APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH BEGAN IN 1947 AS ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. IN 1988 IT FORMALLY CHANGED ITS NAME TO EEV LTD., IN 1999 TO MARCONI APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES & IN 2002 IT BECAME E2V TECHNOLOGIES.
Function: TELEVISION CAMERA TUBE FOR USE AT VERY LOW LIGHT LEVELS (MOONLIGHT CONDITIONS).
Technical: HIGH SENSITIVITY TUBE WITH FIBRE-OPTIC FACEPLATE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 LABELREADING "ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD./ TYPE P8041/ SERIAL NO. U2473/ EE [LOGO]"; WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READING "EE [LOGO[/ ENGLISH/ ELECTRIC/ VALVE/ CO. LTD./ MADE IN/ ENGLAND"; WHITE LETTERING ON BLACK LABEL READING "WORLD PATENTS PENDING"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; PLATED PARTS/.2 BUFF CARDBOARD; RED PAINTED SNAPS
Decoration: N/A

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD., Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2000.0133, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0133.001/

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