Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DETECTOR/AMPLIFIER/OSCILLATOR
- DATE
- 1917–1918
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0418.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Electric Co. Inc.
- MODEL
- VT1
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ WAX/ PAPER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.4 cm
- Width
- 4.0 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
- Western Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWI
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
GENERAL PURPOSE TRIODE USED FOR DETECTOR, AMPLIFIER OR LOW-POWER OSCILLATOR - Technical
-
DEVELOPED AT THE REQUEST OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO NEEDED TUBES OF RUGGED, STABLE & RELIABLE CONSTRUCTION TO MEET EXACTING REQUIREMENTS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BASE: 'SIGNAL CORPS/ VT 1/ WESTERN/ ELECTRIC CO. INC./ PAT. IN U.S.A./ 1-15-07 TWO PATENTS/ 2-18-08, 4-27-15/ 12-19-16/ PAT. APPLIED FOR'/ PAPER LABEL TORN, READS: 'TES[?] OSCILLATION, FILA-/ MEN[?] [?]ERAL CONDITIONS./ TEST [?]/ PERF[?]/ Manufac[?] of examining defective tubes be-/ fore re[?] [?]acnt or burnt out tubes./ [?]ART'S/ [?] Street, N.Y./ Arc[?] 168 Greenwich St., N.Y.'
- Missing
- PART OF LABEL From CA of 02/04/1998 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ UNFINISHED METAL/ RED WAX INSERT
- Decoration
- N/A
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Western Electric Co. Inc., Vacuum tube, between 1917–1918, Artifact no. 1966.0418, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0418.001/
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