Dubilier "Variadon" variable condenser
date: label: date made
content: ca 1923
name: label: maker
content: Dubilier Condenser Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Marked: "Dubilier Condenser & Radio Corp. / New York, U.S.A. / Pat. 7-6-[19]20 / Other Pat's Pending." A circular bakelite case with knurled knob and pointer. Scale reads: 0-360. External circuit connections are made to eyelets on unit. Capacity: 0.0006 MFD. Unit was known as the "Variadon" and used India mica insulators. Original sale price: $2.50. Reference: Radio Receiving Products, Dubilier Condenser and Radio Corp., April 1923, page. 8.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Franklin Wingard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.321721
label: accession number
content: 241556
label: catalog number
content: 321721
objectType: label: Object Name
content: capacitor
label: Object Name
content: condenser
label: Object Name
content: variable condenser
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 2.8575 cm x 8.255 cm