Test set, vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ANALYSER/COMBINATION
- DATE
- 1935
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0440.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SUPREME INSTRUMENTS CORP.
- MODEL
- DELUXE 89
- LOCATION
- Greenwood, Mississippi, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- FB-831
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN CASE & LID WITH METAL HARDWARE/ LEATHER HANDLE/ BAKELITE TOP PANEL/ SYNTHETIC & METAL KNOBS, BUTTONS & HOLDERS/ GLASS BULBS & METER COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.5 cm
- Width
- 30.5 cm
- Height
- 14.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SUPREME
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Mississippi
- City
- Greenwood
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1935-1940
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO TEST THE QUALITY OF VACUUM TUBES (EMMISSION TEST) AND THE QUALITY OF ELECTROLYTIC AND OTHER CAPACITORS PLUS PERFORM VOLTAGE AND RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS. A GENERAL PURPOSE RADIO TEST SET. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTING ON PANEL INCLUDES: 'SUPREME MODEL 89 DELUXE' 'LEAKAGE INDICATOR' 'TYPE 01A TUBE' 'PRESS/ FOR/ ELECTROLYTIC/ CAPACITORS' '12Z5/NORMAL''FILAMENT RETURN SELECTOR' 'FILAMENT VOLTS SELECTOR/ ELEC. CAP. SELECTOR' 'MTR.CIRCUIT SELECTOR' 'PRIMARY VOLTS SELECTOR' 'QUALITY TEST SELECTOR/ ZERO OHMS ADJUSTER' 'ELECTROSTATIC/ CAPACITOR/ 'LEAKAGE' 'ELECTROLYTIC/ CAPACITOR/ LEAKAGE' [VARIOUS CALIBRATIONS AROUND DIALS]/ METER: 'SUPREME/ INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION/ GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI/ U.S.A./ GOOD CAPACITOR BAD CAPACITOR/ BAD TUBE ? GOOD TUBE/ [CALIBRATIONS ABOVE & BELOW PREVIOUS WRITING]'/ STAMPED: 'FB-831'
- Missing
- TEST CORDS
- Finish
- VARNISHED CASE/ BROWN HANDLE/ YELLOWISH ORANGE PRINTING/ RED HOLDERS, BLACK OR UNFINISHED METAL KNOBS & BUTTONS/ RED, GREEN, WHITE & ORANGE METER FACE WITH BLACKPRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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SUPREME INSTRUMENTS CORP., Test set, vacuum tube, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1968.0440, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1968.0440.001/
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