Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE
DETECTOR/AMPLIFIER
DATE
1923–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1975.0351.001
MANUFACTURER
Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL
WD12
LOCATION
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length
9.8 cm
Width
3.5 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
Westinghouse
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Hamilton

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1920'S
Canada
Unknown
Function
TO DETECT & AMPLIFY RADIO WAVES IN A RECEIVER
Technical
ALLOWED FOR THE CONVERSION OF CERTAIN STORAGE-BATTERY RADIO RECEIVERS TO DRY-CELL OPERATION
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
PRINTED ON GLASS: 'W[LOGO]/ CANADIAN/ WESTINGHOUSE/ WD-12'/ PRINTED ON LABEL AFFIXED TO BASE: 'THE/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE/ CO., LIMITED/ Hamilton, Ontario/ RADIOTRON/ TYPE WD-12/ STYLE 365202/ PATENTED/ LICENSED ONLY FOR AM-/ ATEUR, EXPERIMENTAL AND/ ENTERTAINMENT USE AND/ ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED/ IN ATTACHED [?]'/ EMBOSSED ON CERAMIC INSERT:'52'/ HANDWRITTEN ON CERAMIC: '3800'
Missing
N/A
Finish
UNCOLOURED GLASS/ GOLD PAINTED BASE/ GOLD PAPER WITH BLACK PRINTING/ WHITE CERAMIC
Decoration
N/A

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