Blubs
Admiral Digby Museum
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| Object Name: | Blubs |
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| Object Type: | Ham Radio |
| Category: | Sound Communication accessory |
| Material: | Metal Plastic Glass |
| Accession Number: | 2021.196.03 |
| Latest Production Date: | 2021-12-31 |
| Description: | Seven bulbs of different make. Four are a plastic body with copper wires wrapped around in different patterns for each with six pins on the bottom. Two are coated in a golden, textured paint, with black text on the outside, and seven pins on the bottom. The final bulb is a silver metallic coated glass, with five pins on the bottom. There are only one of these. |
| Narrative: | Used by Lawrence Pinkstona (Janet Thiebaut's father) to listen to war time updates. |
| History of Use: | Blubs like these were used in Ham Radios |
| Height: | 9 cm; 12 cm; 7.5 cm |
| Institution: |
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| Institution City: | Digby |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |