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
More Information
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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