Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: IMAGE ORTHICON/3.5 IN.
DATE: 1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0623.001

MANUFACTURER: ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD.
MODEL: 7293E
LOCATION: Chelmsford, England

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General Information

Serial #: C3155
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: N/A
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: Chelmsford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1960s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TELEVISION CAMERA PICKUP TUBE USED TO CONVERT PICTURES INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS OF HIGH QUALITY FOR FOR BOTH MONOCHROME & COLOUR TELEVISION BROADCAST APPLICATIONS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF TYPICAL CAMERA PICKUP TUBE OF THE ERA/ PROVIDES IMPROVED SENSITIVITY BY COMBINING THE FEATURES OF THE IMAGE ICONOSCOPE& OTHICON/ IMPROVEMENT IN RESOLUTION & SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO OVER THE 3 IN. TUBE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON GLASS: 'ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD. MADE IN ENGLAND [IN CIRCLEAROUND LOGO]'/ TAPE ON NECK: '7293E/ C3155'/ LABEL ON NECK: 'THIS ITEM IS FOR EXPERI-/ MENTAL PURPOSES ONLY/WITHOUT OBLIGATION AS/ TO FUTURE MANUFACTURE'/ STICKER ON BOTTOM: 'C3155'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS, SILVERED ON THREE-QUARTERS OF NECK & RING AROUND END/ BROWN BASE
Decoration: LOGO ON NECK

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD., Vacuum tube, before 1971, Artifact no. 1986.0623, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0623.001/

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