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Marconi Radio Valve Type MH4, by Marconi Company, London, 1930s

Inventory Number 24996


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.24996

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"MADE IN ENGLAND / MH4 / PATENTED" printed on top of exterior surface of bulb. "Marconi / Valve / B.V.A." printed on label stuck on exterior surface of bulb. "MOV" printed on underside of base.
Object type
Radio valve
Dimensions
Diameter: 55mm Height: 130mm Weight: 0.05kg
Inventory No
24996
Accession Number
2004-9/369

Description

Marconi Amplifier Triode Radio Valve (or Tube) Type MH4 with partially blackened glass balloon, probably due to use. With polished black plastic? base and five nickel-plated steel base pins.