Valves
After the lightbulb find I was very pleased to find these valves.
They may have been radio valves?
They may have been radio valves?
- Schiffli Machine
- Fairy Segs
- Tom Thumb Segs
- Back of Seg Packet
- Tyre Pressure Gauge
- Tyre Pressure Gauge (Detail)
- Tyre Pressure Valve (Close-up)
- Close-up of Patent number
- Very Odd Light Bulb
- Light Bulb
7 Comments:
Valves?
We call them electron tubes.
I do find the entry under "valves" in the dictionary... "chiefly Brit" it says.
I wonder why we vary on this?
Who said, (something like this).. "Two nations, separated by a common language." ???
hazel said
You yanks.....you make something as dull as valves sound so futuristic and exciting....proffessor prepare the electron tubes for transmission.....
were as we'd say.
oih Mr..have you slapped the old valves in the radio.....Hancocks on in a mo'.
Dull???
You're the one posting them on yer site...
"Professor, prepare the electron tubes for transmission", sonds like Ren and Stimpy in space.
I don't think they are dull..the name makes them sound dull..thats what I meant...electron tubes sounds so futuristic and exciting..
I think valves are wonderful of course.
I am no good with words..can't get what I mean across without the weird facial expressions!!
Ah, I see...
but sadly, these "futuristic" electron tubes have been replaced with "chips"... no poetry there...
Never noticed the facial expressions... With artists, words are often second best...
I remember as a kid that most grocery stores had a tube-testor machine with a variety of differnt replacement tubes for sale. You could take a tube out of your TV down and test it to see if it needed replacing. Then you'd ask the grocery clerk to unlock the machine cabinet and get out your new tube (valve). --ed
Ah, those were the days (eyes glaze over as he stares off into the distance)!
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