Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: FULL WAVE/GAS
DATE: 1926–1933
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0412.001

MANUFACTURER: RAYTHEON MFG. CO.
MODEL: BH
LOCATION: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ SYNTHETIC/ METAL/ PAPER LABELS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 10.3 cm
Width: 4.9 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Receiving
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: RAYTHEON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1920'S & 1930'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR HEAVY DUTY RADIO POWER SERVICES/ SUPPLIES B POWER TO RECEIVERS USING A TYPE 171 AMPLIFYING TUBE; AND A, B & C POWER IN RECEIVERS USING TYPE 199 TUBES IN SERIES
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE POPULAR RAYTHEON GASEOUS RECIFIERS OF THE PERIOD. HAS A LONG LIFE AS THE PRINCIPLE OF GASEOUS CONDUCTION MEANS THAT THERE IS NO FILAMENT TO BURN OUT OR BREAK IN SHIPMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BASE: 'RAYTHEON/ TYPE B-H'/ ON LABELS: 'Raytheon/ THE HEART OF RELIABLE RADIO POWER/ PATENT NUMBERS/ 1,420,824 1,499,078 1,545,207/ 1,617,171 1,617,172 1,617,174/ 1,617,177 1,617,178 1,617,179/ 1,617,180 1,617,181/ RAYTHEON MFG. CO., Cambridge, Mass.''ROGERS/ AC [LOGO]/ BATTERYLESS/ RADIO RECEIVING SETS/ TRADE MARK REG/ 1929-A'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK BASE/ WHITE LABELS WITH BLUE & GREEN PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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RAYTHEON MFG. CO., Vacuum tube, circa 1926–1933, Artifact no. 1966.0412, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0412.001/

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