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257A

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ID = 35223
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand: Western Electric Company Inc.; New York (NY)
Tube type:  Triode, vacuum   Universal 
Identical to 257A
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  231D

Base UX-Base (4 Pins (2 thick, USA 1924, UX) Top contact with a cap.
Filament Vf 3 Volts / If 0.06 Ampere / Direct / Battery =
Description Receiving triode, T8 bulb on four pin base plus grid cap. Mu = 8.5, Gm 0.38 to 0.56mS. 4000 hours life expectancy; controlled microphonics. Grid and filament spring supported by glass bead from top of plate. Developed for Northern Electric as variant of 231D.
Not to be confused with HK-257A/4E27 or with other transmitting tubes. 
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257A: Manufacturer's Literature
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