Magnetron
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1944
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0599.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RAYTHEON MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- 2J48
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ CARDBOARD
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
- 22.5 cm
- Height
- 12.0 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- NEW - NEVER USED
- Canada
-
SHIPPED TO CANADA - Function
-
OSCILLATOR TUBE FOR RADAR SYSTEM. - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE: EACH NEW RADAR SYSTEM GENERALLY REQUIRED THE DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION OF A NEW MAGNETRON (UNLIKE REGULAR VACUUM TUBES WHICH COULD BE MULTI-PURPOSE) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BOX TWICE: 'U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS./ SECRET/ TUBE TYPE 2J48/ MADE IN U.S.A./ SERIAL NO. A442 STOCK NO. 2J2J48/ RAYTHEON MFG. CO./ ACCEPTANCE DATE 27 NOVEMBER 1944'/ HANDWRITTEN: '2J48'/ PRINTED: 'FRAGILE/ RAYTHEON MANUFACTURING CO:/ POWER TUBE DIVISION/ WALTHAM, MASS./ SC/ 795/ A'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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RAYTHEON MFG. CO., Magnetron, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1986.0599, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0599.001/
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