HV HW Rectifier
Inventory NumberVT5231
ClassificationVacuum Tube
Subject
Maker
Continental Electric Company
founded 1922
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsvacuum tube: 21.3 x 5 cm (8 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Material
AccessoriesNone
SignedPrinted on base "CONTINENTAL ELECTRIC CO."
InscribedStamped on base in black: "2 J - 872 -A / VT-42-A / Made in U. S. A. / CONTINENTAL (Co. symbol of diamond with capital E inside a capital C) ELECTRIC CO." Also a black square with the following inside: "SC / 6299 / A"
Historical Attributes" VT" is a WW II designation.
