Adapter, vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: WD-11 TO UX
DATE: 1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1485.001

MANUFACTURER: Alden Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BAKELITE, OTHER SYNTHETIC, BRASS, COPPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.1 cm
Width: 3.1 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Vacuum tube parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Alden
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Springfield

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ADAPTERS WERE USED IN BATTERY RECEIVERS IN THE 1920'S, WIDELY USED DURING WW II & AVAILABLE UP TO 1950
Canada: Unknown
Function: ALLOWED THE USE OF 201 TYPE VACUUM TUBES IN EARLY DEVICES THAT ORIGINALLY USED WD-11'S
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HOW STANDARDIZATION OF 4 PIN TUBE SOCKETS TO 2 LARGE & 2 SMALL PINS MADE SOME EARLY DEVICES WHICH USED THE 4 PIN TYPE QUICKLY OBSOLETE/ ADAPTERS LIKE THIS ONE REPRESENT AN ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THESE DEVICES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED ON BODY 'ADAPTOR WD 11 TO UX/ ALDEN/ NA[?]ALD/ BAKELITE/ ALDEN MFG. CO. SP'F'LD MASS.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UPPER SURFACE & SIDES OF BODY ARE BLACK, OTHER SURFACE HAS TRANSPARENT, AMBER COLOURED PIECE OVER IT/ PRONGS ARE DULL BRASS COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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Alden Mfg. Co., Adapter, vacuum tube, circa 1922, Artifact no. 1995.1485, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1485.001/

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