McVitie Weston valve collection, Western Electric valve, type 242C

Made:: circa 1937

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Western Electric valve, type 242C
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Western Electric valve, type 242C, large cylindrical glass envelope, marked 354551, (RMW/D118 - McVitie Weston number), by Western Electric Company Limited, c. 1937.

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Category:: Electronic Components

Object Number:: 1972-141/710

type:: valve

credit:: STC plc

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McVitie Weston valve collection, Western Electric valve, type 242C

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