Vacuum tube

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 1986.0606.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: INDICATOR
DATE: 1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0606.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILCO
MODEL: 12SP7
LOCATION: United States of America

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.5 cm
Width: 37.5 cm
Height: 59.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1949 TO MID 1950'S WHEN NEXT STAGE DEVELOPED
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED IN PPI RADAR TO DISPLAY TARGET LOCATION
Technical: ONE OF THE SERIES OF IMPROVED RADAR CRTS THAT WERE DEVELOPED FOLLOWING WWII USING TH NEW TV ROUND GLASS ENVELOPES. ALSO ADVANCE FROM P6 TO P7 CASCADE PHOSPHOR SCREEN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED AROUND BASE OF NECK: 'WHEN RENEWING/ INSIST ON/ A GENUINE/ PHILCO TUBE'/ 'PHILCO/ T. M. REG./ MADE IN U.S.A./ 260/ 5138'/ NRC STORAGE TAG READS IN PART: 'NUMBER: 850 SECTION: Def [?]/ DATE PLATED IN STORAGE: May 11/ 64/ SECTION HEAD: W C Brown/ DESCRIPTION: [?] 12" CRT/ 12 SP 7/ (Brian Bradley)'
Missing: N/A
Finish: FACE OF TUBE GREEN/ BACK & STEM OF TUBE SHADES OF GREY/ BLACK BASE WITH YELLOW PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

PHILCO, Vacuum tube, 1949, Artifact no. 1986.0606, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0606.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.