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OBJECT TYPE: 10 CM.
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0597.001

MANUFACTURER: RAYTHEON MFG. CO.
MODEL: 2J32
LOCATION: United States of America

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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/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radar
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: WWII
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: OSCILLATOR TUBE FOR RADAR SYSTEM.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE: EACH NEW RADAR SYSTEM GENERALLY REQUIRES DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION OF A NEW MAGNETRON (UNLIKE REGULAR VACUUM TUBES WHICH CAN BE MULTI-PURPOSE)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON SIDE: 'RAYTHEON MFG. CO./ SERIAL/ NO. K7/ 3480'/ STAMPED ON OTHER SIDE: 'RAYTHEON MFG. CO./ SERIAL/ NO. 3480/ 2J32'/ PRINTED ON STORAGE BOX: 'RAYTHEON MANUFACTURING C[?]/ POWER TUBE DIVISION/ WALTHAM, MASS./ FRAGILE/CONFIDENTIAL/ 2-J-32/ SER-3480 [PRINTED TWICE]'/ HANDWRITTEN: 'S-band 2-J-32'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINT/ UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLUE, WHITE & RED MOTTLED SLEEVE ON ONE SIDE
Decoration: N/A

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RAYTHEON MFG. CO., Magnetron, before 1947, Artifact no. 1986.0597, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0597.001/

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