Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: 21 IN./RECTANGULAR
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1080.001

MANUFACTURER: SUPERIOR ELECTRONICS INC.
MODEL: 21WP4A
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: F2305458T
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS/ PAPER LABELS

Dimensions

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

Length: 46.0 cm
Width: 34.0 cm
Height: 55.0 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: SUPERIOR
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSLATE THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM THE TV RECEIVER INTO A VISIBLE PICTURE ON A LUMINSCENT SCREEN.
Technical: PART OF THE SERIES OF 21 IN. RECTANGULAR PICTURE TUBES PRODUCED IN THE EARLY 1950'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABELS: 'TYPE 21WP4A/ SERIAL NO./ F2305458T'/ 'WARRANTY EXPIRES/ DEC 1961/ GARANTIE EXPIRANT'/ 'SUPERIOR/ ELECTRONICS/ INC./ WARNING/ HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE. THIS TUBE CONTAINS/ A HIGH VACUUM. USE ONLY MODERATE PRESSURE/ WHEN INSERTING INTO OR REMOVING FROM SOCKET./ DO NOT STRIKE OR SCRATCH THE WALLS OF THIS/ TUBE. BREAKAGE OF THIS TUBE MAY CAUSE INJURY/ FROM FLYING GLASS./ WARRANTY VOID IF SERIAL NUMBER IS ALTERED OR/ DEFACED'/ 'PictureTube Guarantee/ The emission in your television picture tube has been restored by the exclusive B&KSystem on/ 197./.../ Tested April 21/ 1987/ 30% Emission.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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SUPERIOR ELECTRONICS INC., Vacuum tube, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1987.1080, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.1080.001/

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