12AP4
Manufacturing
This tube, made in 1939, was used in all of the American
12 inch mirror in lid sets before the war. Since the majority of sets
owned by collectors use this tube, much work is going into
rebuilding the tube and
finding a substitute.
The
Manufacturing Process
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Removing fluorescent material from a furnace
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Joining shank and tube |
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Tube being subjected to factory tests
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Tube undergoing life test |

Tube being tested with a special test pattern
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