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Marconi Radio Valve, by Marconiphone Company, English, 1920s/1930s

Inventory Number 87176


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.87176

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"THE MARCONIPHONE CO LTD / MARCONI / B.V.A." printed on transfer attached to exterior surface of bulb.
Object type
Radio valve
Dimensions
Diameter: 50mm Height: 110mm Weight: 0.05kg
Inventory No
87176
Accession Number
2004-9/343

Description

Marconi Radio Valve in glass balloon envelope with partially silvered lower surface, probably from manufacturing process. With polished black plastic? base and six steel base pins. One base pin missing. Marconiphone Co. Ltd. was founded in December 1923 so valve can be dated post-1923.