Summary
"Magic Eye" tuning indicator, used in radios from the mid 1930s until the late 1940s. Manufactured for: Osram. (Probably by Philips).
"Magic Eye" indicators provided a circular fluorescent display with a dark segment that varied in width in response to the automatic volume control (AVC) voltage.
6.3 volt indirectly heated cathode.
Physical Description
Six pin USA style base.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from G. H. Williams, 12 Jun 1973
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Manufactured For
Osram, Holland, Netherlands, 1936-1950
Msanufactured for Osram, probably by Philips. -
Inscriptions
Bulb: Made in Holland/(Indistinct inscription on bulb)6E5 On base: Osram/6E5 (pencil)
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Overall Dimensions
100 mm (Length), 38 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Overall Dimensions
98 mm (Length), 38 mm (Outside Diameter)
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