Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: BROADCASTING/WATER-COOLED
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0178.001

MANUFACTURER: MACHLETT
MODEL: ML5658
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 306577
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS ENVELOPE/ COPPER MOUNTING RING/ ANODE TERMINAL/ EXTERNAL METAL ANODE, FILAMENT & GRID/ COPPER CONNECTIONS/ WOOD BASE WITH FELT PAD

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 16.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: MACHLETT
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 AS AN AMPLIFYING DEVICE IN A BROADCAST TRANSMITTER
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON GLASS: 'ML-5658/ MACHLETT/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ STAMPED ON SUPPORT RING: '306577'/ STAMPED ON ANODE MOUNTING RING: '5658'
Missing: N/A
Finish: EXTERNAL ANODE, BLACK/ UNCOLOURED GLASS/ INTERNAL PORTIONOF ANODE, GOLD COLOR/ GRID STRUCTURE AND SUPPORTS, BLACK/ TOP CONNECTIONS, NATURAL COPPER/ PROTECTIVE SLEEVES, BLACK/ WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ BROWN FELT BOTTOM
Decoration: N/A

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MACHLETT, Vacuum tube, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1984.0178, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0178.001/

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