Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: KINESCOPE
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0396.001

MANUFACTURER: CBS Hytron, Div. of Columbia Broadcasting System Inc.
MODEL: HD266A
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: B13A 2S
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS TUBE WITH SYNTHETIC BASE; METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC COLLAR/ GLASS SHIELD

Dimensions

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

Length: 61.0 cm
Width: 63.5 cm
Height: 71.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: CBS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1950'S
Canada: NIL
Function: USED AS A COLOUR TV PICTURE TUBE
Technical: 1ST RECTANGULAR COLOUR PICTURE TUBE, THIS PARTICULAR TUBE IS LABELLED AS AN ENGINEERING SAMPLE AND WAS ONLY WARRANTED FOR 15 DAYS FROM DATE OF DELIVERY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TUBE BASE: 'HD266A/ CBS-HYTRON/ MADE IN U.S.A./ B13A 25/ 55-17/ 210'/ LABEL ON NECK: 'HYTRON/ ENGINEERING SAMPLE/ TYPE HD 266A B1 3A25/ NO. TUBE Waranteed only for 15/ days from shipment date/ DATE 4/15/55/ ATTN. Capehart/ [?]S-HYTRON/ A DIVISI[?] [?]F COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM INC.'/ HANDLING & X-RAY WARNING ON LABEL AFFIXED TO BACK OF TUBE/ STAMPED ON COLLAR: 'ANCHORINDUSTRIAL CO./ TYPE 12 GCB-1/ PATENTED'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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CBS Hytron, Div. of Columbia Broadcasting System Inc., Vacuum tube, 1955, Artifact no. 1971.0396, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1971.0396.001/

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