Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- POWER AMPLIFIER
- DATE
- 1923–1928
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0616.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- DE5
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- TUBE: GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ CARTON: CARDSTOCK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.8 cm
- Width
- 5.0 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
- MARCONI
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1920'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A LOW FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER FOR USE IN THE LAST STAGES OF RADIO RECEIVERS OPERATING FROM A 6 VOLT ACCUMULATOR. MAY BE USED IN THE H.F. AND DETECTOR POSITIONS IN A RECEIVER (REF.2) - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY 'DULL EMITTER' VALVE MADE IN ENGLAND. THE M.O.V. CO. WAS THE 1ST BRITISH MANUFACTURER TO DEVELOP DULL-EMITTER VALVES HAVING THORIATED FILAMENTS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- TUBE: PRINTED ON TOP: 'D.E. 5/ 5.6 V/ MADE IN ENGLAND PATENTED'/ LABEL: 'MARCONI/ MWTC [LOGO]'/ MOLDED IN BASE: 'MOV CO LTD'/ PRINTING ON CARTON INCLUDES: 'MARCONI VALVE/ G. Marconi/ IMPORTANT NOTICE/ Letter Patent Nos. 147293, 230011, 279171/ and other British Letters Patent./ LIMITED LICENCE./...'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- TUBE: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK SHELL/ CARTON: PURPLE WITH GOLD & BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- TUBE: LABEL WITH LOGO & CO. NAME AFFIXED TO GLASS - PURPLE WITHGOLD & BLACK PRINTING/ CARTON: DECORATIVE SCALLOP DESIGN AROUND ALL EDGES; DRAWING OF WORLD WITH 'PERSONAL SIGNATURE' OF MARCONI OVERWRITTEN
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MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD., Vacuum tube, between 1923–1928, Artifact no. 1966.0616, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0616.001/
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