Antique radios, Old Time Radios

59

ID = 2838

Country:

United States of America (USA)

Brand:

Common type USA tube/semicond.

Common type USA tube/semicond. Genalex, BGE (brand), British General Electric Co. Pty Ltd.; Sydney, NSW. Osram (tubes/valves) - see British General Electrics; Sydney Purotron, Raga AG; Zürich Arcturus Radio Tube Co.; Newark, NJ CeCo (tubes), C.E. Mfg. Co. Inc.; Providence, RI General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY National Union Radio Corp.; Orange (NJ) Raytheon Mfg. Co.; Cambridge, MA Sonatron Tube Company; Chicago and New York Sylvania (Hygrade, GTE, Nilco); Emporium (PA) Triad Television & Mfg. Co.; Pawtucket, RI

Tube type:

Vacuum Pentode Power/Output

Identical to

59 = CV2538 = PH59 = 259 = NU-59 = Z-59 = ER59

Similar Tubes

Normally replaceable-slightly different:

38059

Other class quality (otherwise equal):

VT-59

Different connections:

G-59B

First Source (s)

Dec.1932 : The AWA Journal Vol. 7

Base	7-Pin-Base U7B = medium, old, USA (Codex=M)
Filament	Vf 2.5 Volts / If 2 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AC/DC
Description	Siehe auch: Zero-Bias- und Triple-Twin- Röhren
Tube prices	1 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source	Essential Characteristics, GE 1973 Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49


	59: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum) Anonymous 10 Collector

59
Jacob Roschy
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59: Telefunken Werkstattbuch
Wolfgang Bauer

59: Sylvania Technical Manual
Peter Hoddow
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Usage in Models

1= 1932?? ; 10= 1932? ; 30= 1932 ; 8= 1933?? ; 10= 1933? ; 189= 1933 ; 12= 1934?? ; 6= 1934? ; 29= 1934 ; 1= 1935?? ; 1= 1935? ; 6= 1935 ; 5= 1936?? ; 5= 1936? ; 3= 1936 ; 2= 1937?? ; 1= 1937 ; 1= 1940?? ; 1= 1941? ; 1= 9999?

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):322

Collection of Jacob Roschy (D)

Collection of Karlheinz Fischer (D)

Collection of Valery Gromov (RUS)

Collection of Hannu Alho (FIN)

Collection of Daniel Ambühl (CH)

Collection of Klaus Rüdiger (D)

Collection of Fin Stewart (AUS)

Collection of Ottó Jancsek (H)

Collection of Robert Gillespie (USA)

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