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Mullard Television Valve Type PL504 With Carton, by Mullard, Britain, 20th Century

Inventory Number 40357


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.40357

Item type
Object
Makers
Mullard
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"Mullard / PL504 / BVA [LOGO] / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" printed on exterior surface of bulb. "MAZDA / PL504" printed on exterior surface of carton lid.
Object type
Radio valve
Dimensions
Diameter: 30mm Height: 100mm Weight: 0.05kg
Inventory No
40357
Accession Number
2004-9/279

Description

Television Pentode Line Output Valve (or Tube) Type PL504, in associated blue, white and black Mazda printed cardboard carton. Glass valve without base, with single steel top cap and nine steel base pins. Strangely, valve is branded Mullard, yet associated box is branded Mazda. With BVA (British Radio Valve Manufacturers Association) stamp on valve surface.