Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: TRANSMIT/RECEIVE TUBE
DATE: 1940–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0553.001

MANUFACTURER: ROGERS ELECTRONIC TUBES LTD.
MODEL: REL64
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 219
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ COPPER/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ROGERS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1940s
Canada: CANADIAN BUILT
Function: USED TO SWITCH THE RADAR ANTENNA BETWEEN THE TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER BETWEEN PULSES
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF TRANSMIT/RECEIVE TUBE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON GLASS: 'R.E.L./ MA [?] [?]CH [?]S LTD./ [?]R[?]GER [?]ONIC TUBE [?] TD.'/ STAMPED ON GLASS: '0221'/ MARKINGS ON BOX READ IN PART: 'R.E.L. 64/ SER. NO. 219/ R.E.L. ORDER NO. 13218 B/ R.E.T.L. INSPECTOR/ R.E.L. INSPECTOR/ R.E.L. 64/ MADE INCANADA/ FOR/ RESEARCH ENTERPRISES LTD./ BY/ ROGERS ELECTRONIC TUBES, LTD./ TORONTO, - CANADA/ REL/ R'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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ROGERS ELECTRONIC TUBES LTD., Vacuum tube, between 1940–1945, Artifact no. 1986.0553, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0553.001/

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