Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: RECTANGULAR/OSCILLOSCOPE
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0662.001

MANUFACTURER: M-O VALVE CO. LTD., DIV. OF G.E.C. GROUP OF COMPANIES
MODEL: 1400C
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS ENVELOPE/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ PAPER LABELS/ CARDBOARD CARTON WITH PAPER LABELS & STYROFOAM PACKING BLOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 11.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Test equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MO VALVE
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: USED AS 'PICTURE TUBE' IN OSCILLOSCOPE
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL AFFIXED TO TUBE READS: 'THE M-O VALVE/ COMPANY LIMITED/ G.E.C./ TYPE 1400C/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ SHIPPING LABEL ON BOX READS: 'THE M-O VALVE CO. LTD.,/ BROOK GREEN WORKS, HAMMERSMITH,/ LONDON, W.6/ Mr. G.A. Mortor, English Electric Valve/ North America Limited,/ 24 Ronson Drive,/ REXDALE, Ontario/ CANADA/ Exhibition Tubes for Canadian IEE Conference/ 1971'/ OTHER M-O VALVE & G.E.C. LABELS ON BOX
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH PAINTED GREEN, BLACK & GREY INSIDE/ BLACK & SILVER LABELS/ GREEN FACE
Decoration: HORIZONTAL LINES AROUND BODY/ BLACK GRID ON FACE

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M-O VALVE CO. LTD., DIV. OF G.E.C. GROUP OF COMPANIES, Vacuum tube, circa 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1986.0662, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0662.001/

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