Arrow type X171A triode
date: label: date made
content: ca 1926
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Arrow tube in an Ace box. A 4-pin plastic base with S-shaped envelope, getter stain. Stamped on base: ":-X-171-A-:"; paper label reads: "Arrow / Guarantee / This tube is guaranteed / to give satisfactory / service under normal / operating conditions for / 45 days from date of / purchase--providing / this label is dated and / signed by the dealer / when purchase is made. / An erasion or defaced / label will void this / guarantee. / Dealer [blank] / Date [blank]". In original box marked: "Ace / Radio / Tube" and "71A". Reference: Tyne, "Saga of the Vacuum Tube," pages 315-316; https://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_x171.html.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN79796T32
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Electron Tube
label: Object Name
content: triode
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: tube: 4 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 11.43 cm x 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 5 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 13.335 cm x 5.715 cm x 5.715 cm