Name: | Vacuum Tube Products (VTP), Hughes Aircraft Co.; Oceanside, CA (USA) |
Abbreviation: | vacuum-tub |
Products: | Model types Others Tube manufacturer |
Summary: |
Vacuum Tube Products Co. Inc. (VTP Co.) Hughes Aircraft Company - Vacuum Tube Products Division (VTP) In 1936 Mr. Harold W. Ulmer established Vacuum Tube Products (VTP). They manufactured vacuum tubes of all types, gaseous tubes, vacuum gauge tubes and related products such as spot welders and other vacuum tube manufacturing equipment. Vacuum Tube Products was wholly owned and managed by Mr. Harold W. Ulmer. Mid to end 1950s the company was bought by Hughes Aircraft Co. and continued to operate as a division, keeping the name (and the VTP logo in a modernized form). |
Founded: | 1936 |
History: |
Vacuum Tube Products, in 1936, consisted of the design, development and production of various types of vacuum tubes and special electronic apparatus, including special types of medical tubes, special purpose lamps and power type transmitting tubes. In addition, water-cooled tubes of the type used in high-powered broadcast stations were repaired. Mr. Ulmer also served as a consulting engineer on vacuum tube problems to a number of commercial firms during this period. These operations were continued by Mr. Ulmer until early 1942, when he suspended all activities of Vacuum Tube Products for the duration of World War II. In early 1946 Mr. Ulmer returned to Oceanside, California and re-established Vacuum Tube Products, entering the field of speciality vacuum tube manufacture. Various types of tubes were produced, including Geiger counter tubes, external anode tubes, special purpose diodes, power tubes etc. A 1957 general catalog shows and lists the design, development and production on the following tubes and equipment: - Storage Tubes References: |
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