Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTROSTATIC/OSCILLOSCOPE
- DATE
- 1944–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0593.001
- MANUFACTURER
- DUMONT
- MODEL
- 5RP2A
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- R2012A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- 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
- 43.0 cm
- Width
- 13.7 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Test equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- DUMONT
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- LATE 1940s & EARLY 1950s
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
DISPLAY TUBE USED IN OSCILLOSCOPE & RADAR TYPE DISPLAYS - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF CATHODE RAY TUBE DESIGNED FOR VERY FAST READ TIME. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BODY: 'SEE PATENT NOTICE/ DUMONT 5RP2A/ MADE IN U.S.A./ R2012A'/ STAMPED ON BASE: '404'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS PAINTED SHADES OF DARK GREY INSIDE/ BLACK BASE/ YELLOWISH WHITE END
- Decoration
- FOUR GREEN RINGS PAINTED INSIDE THE TUBE.
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DUMONT, Vacuum tube, between 1944–1950, Artifact no. 1986.0593, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0593.001/
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