Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0693.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: D167159
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: LM19
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.1 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PROBABLY USED FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Function: USED FOR ULTRAHIGH-FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS SUCH AS GENERATION & AMPLIFICATION OF MICROWAVE & ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A BTL TUBE MADE BY WESTERN ELECTRIC IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON BASE: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL TEL. LABS/ MADE IN U.S.A. D167159'/ PRINTED ON PAPER LABEL AFFIXED TO GLASS: 'PRE-PRODUCTION MODEL/ FOR LABORATORY AND EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES ONLY/ Not to be used for Equipment Standardization Without Consulting Dept. 1400, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. 463 West St., N.Y., N.Y./ LABORATORY DESIGNATION 1332CT WESTERN ELECTRIC CODE NO. D167159'/ PAINTED ON GLASS: 'LM 19'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ UNFINISHED METAL/ BLACK BASE
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric, Vacuum tube, circa 1943, Artifact no. 1977.0693, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0693.001/

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