Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTROMETER PENTODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0778.001

MANUFACTURER: MULLARD LTD.
MODEL: ME1400
LOCATION: United Kingdom

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL PINS, TIP; SYNTHETIC BASE/.2 CARDBOARD WITH PAPER LABELS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Specialised
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MULLARD
Country: United Kingdom
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES DONATED TO CSTM BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA.
Function: VACUUM TUBE FOR USE IN HIGH RESISTANCE CIRCUITS FOR APPLICATIONS SUCH AS PH METERS, PHOTOCELL UNITS & VALVE VOLTMETERS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ELECTROMETER PENTODE MADE BY MULLARD, ONE OF FIRST BRITISH INDEPENDENT MFR. OF VACUUM TUBES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACKLETTERING ON TUBE READS "Mullard [LOGO]/ ME 1400/ BVA [LOGO]/ BRITISH MADE"/.2 WHITE, YELLOW & BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL READS "ELECTRON TUBE/ Mullard/ Mullard [LOGO]/ TYPE ME1400 [HANDWRITTEN/ A PRODUCT OF MULLARD LTD./ MADE IN GT. BRITAIN"; WHITE LETTERING ON LABEL READS "GLASS/ WITH CARE"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 RED PAINTED TUBE, BLACK BASE, METALLIC PINS & TIP/.2 UNFINISHED CARDBOARD WITH RED, WHITE & BLACK & RED & WHITE LABELS
Decoration: .2 RED STRIPES ON LABEL

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MULLARD LTD., Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0778, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0778.001/

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