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Philips Radio Valve Type R, by PhilIps, Holland, 1920s

Inventory Number 84869


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.84869

Item type
Object
Makers
Philips
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"PHILIPS / E" printed on exterior surface of bulb. "4 V / 50-200 V / Importe / de Hollande" printed on exterior surface of bulb.
Object type
Radio valve
Dimensions
Diameter: 55mm Height: 105mm Weight: 0.05kg
Inventory No
84869
Accession Number
2004-9/380

Description

Philips Radio Valve (or Tube) Type R with glass balloon, steel-plated brown bakelite? base and four brass? base pins. Previously catalogued with assorted other valves.