Test set, vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0349.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: RADIO TUBE CHECKER
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 109135
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 WOOD CABINET; METAL, GLASS, SYNTHETIC, RUBBER, PAPER, AND FIBRE COMPONENT PARTS & FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 65.0 cm
Width: 50.5 cm
Height: 45.5 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: Westinghouse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF VACUUM TUBE TESTER USED 1930S+
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A VACUUM TUBE TESTER MFD IN HAMILTON, ON BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD. IN THE 1930S.
Function: TO TEST THE AMPLIFICATION FACTOR AND GENERAL QUALITY OF VACUUM TUBES.
Technical: EARLY VACUUM TUBE TEST SET.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate fixed to cabinet front reads "Westinghouse/ Radio Tube Checker/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA". Large milliampere meter face marked "CANADIAN/ Westinghouse CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON-CANADA/ [scale 0-150 over 0-30]/ MILLIAMPERES/ DIRECT CURRENT/ TYPE SX/ STYLE H29234 SER. 573669/ DIAL MADE IN U.S.A./ INSULATION RATING= 750 VOLTS". AC voltmeter, short test and tube guides also fixed to unit front. All tube sockets labelled. Plate on cabinet back reads "MODEL [blank] VOLTS 110/120 CYCLES 25/60/ SERIAL 109135 WATTS 200 VA/ A.E.L./ MADE IN CANADA/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LIMITED". Plate on transformer inside cabinet reads "CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON CANADA/ [Westinghouse logo]/ Voltage Transformer/ Rated 200 Volt-Amps./ 115-230 to 2.5 Volts 25 Cycles/ Serial 81405 Style No. H27732". Handwritten and commercially printed label on component on inside left side reads "El. Spec. No. Litt. 156860/ Size No. Radio Tube Checker/ Order No. 531197. Date 4-15/32/ Name M. Pearson". Internal wires and connectors bear stamped ID tags.
Missing: UNKNOWN. From CA of 12/18/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: .1 DARK WOOD CABINET; INTERIOR LINED WITH SILVER (GALVANIZED ?) METAL; OFF-WHITE METER FACES AND REFERENCE CARDS; BLACK METAL AND/OR SYNTHETIC FRAMES. RED-BROWN SYNTHETIC TUBE SOCKET RECEPTACLES. BROWN WOVEN FABRICCOVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORDS..2 DARK WOOD CABINET PANEL HAS SILVER (GALVANIZED ?) METAL LINER.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Test set, vacuum tube, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 2001.0349, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0349.001/

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