Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: IMAGE ORTHICON
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1457.004

MANUFACTURER: RCA
MODEL: 5820
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: V3978
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED BY CBC IN CANADA
Function: USED FOR BOTH OUTDOOR & STUDIO PICKUP/ HAS EXCEPTIONAL SENSITIVITY COMBINED WITH SPECTRAL RESPONSE APPROACHING THAT OF THE EYE/ VERY STABLE AT ALL LIGHT LEVELS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON ENVELOPE: '5820/ T2893'/ ON BASE: 'RCA RADIOTRON/ ELECTRON/ TUBE/ [LOGO]/ W [IN CIRCLE]/ 31/ MADE IN/ U.S.A./ V3978;/ ON BOTTOM: 'LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT ON CARTON/ [NUMBERED 1 TO 14]'/ STICKER READING: 'CAUTION/ KEEP FACE/ OF THIS TUBE UP/ during handling to/ prevent damage to/ the light-sensitive/ surface/ 9507'/ HANDWRITTEN ON TUBE: 'Test only'/ CONTAINERS READ IN PART: 'RCA[LOGO]/ IMAGE/ ORTHICON/ FACTORY/ SEALED'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS ENVELOPE/ SILVERED INNER TUBE/ BROWN BASE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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RCA, Vacuum tube, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1969.1457, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1457.004/

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