How Its Made Vacuum Tubes

I put this together using images from the Google Time Life image archive of the Sylvania Electric Factory at Emporium, PA, US 1945. The Beginning audio is from X Minus One an old time radio show from the 40's the rest of the audio is tuning up and down the dial for a classic radio sound. The Hindenburg flies over the plant for an arial view I know the airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed on May 6, 1937 but I thought it was a nice lead in to the Sylvania Electric Co.

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Film & Animation

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• vintage
• Cathoray
• vacuum
• tubes
• Sylvania
• Electric
• Factory
• Minus
• Hindenburg
• blimp

[fisk2521]

My Dad, Arnold Gratton, was born in Emporium, 1921. He worked at Sylvania for many years... served during WWII, returned to Emporium and to Sylvania. It was an extremely important industry and provided much innovation and jobs to people all over the country. We moved in 1950 to Seneca Falls NY where a television tube plant was opened.

Loved seeing this.... thanks...

[BlueTubeProject]

Thank you for the great comment.

What did your dad do at Sylvania and during the war

If you have any photos, information or suggestions it would be appreciated

[MrSidMan]

@MrSidMan I am sure many people won't cherish something vintage like this idea, so it might have to be a small facility, maybe just in the scope of a single museum that broadcasts, and has all the old equipment on display to receive signal, being able to listen to the media, as if you were in that time period. I don't know but that would be cool to see. For me anyways.

[MrSidMan]

Before reading the "Star Wars" up scroll text, I had a similar idea as I was watching this. It is for museum and preservation of historical technology. But it's more of an interactive museum. My primary Idea was to incorporate media from a certain time era, to be used today as if it were in the past. For example, there would be a radio station (basically a museum) that runs ALL vintage components, for broadcast, but it does not broadcast any modern media. It's all historical media thats been Rec

[tpmbe]

If you like this........... also look at the old footage of the Mullard factory in England amazing film of the Blackburn factory.... goes through sep by step

[pimpnprofits]

audio is suckingly irritating

[KelMar63]

My dad also worked for Sylvania for many years as an engineer. I remember him traveling to Seneca Falls and I believe he almost got transfered there at some point. He did eventually end up in Williamsport, PA.

[bajaracer40x]

@fisk2521 does any one make good amp tubes any more?

[fisk2521]

He was drafted in 1942 and was in the army... he served at the Battle of Okinawa and returned to his family -- worked two shifts to make enough to feed his family -- He started as a floor sweeper at the age of about 16 and ended up as a Supervisor in Emporium and a Foreman in Seneca Falls... My uncle worked in vacuum tube area in Emporium.... is very knowledgeable about it... later developed beryilliosis frin beryllium used in vacuum tubes...