Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: ROUND/INDICATOR
DATE: 1939–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0603.001

MANUFACTURER: VALVO
MODEL: RK12SS1
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 15407
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC/ PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: VALVO
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: NOT KNOWN IF USED OR SIMPLY FOR RESEARCH & COMPARISON.
Canada: USED FOR RESEARCH
Function: DISPLAY TUBE USED IN OSCILLOSCOPE & RADAR APPLICATIONS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF WHAT IS PROBABLY A GERMAN CATHODE RAY TUBE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HAND PAINTED AROUND SIDE OF BASE: '15407'/ PAPER STRIP PASTED ACROSS FRONT OF TUBE WITH NUMBERS: '146 164 180 [?] 20 240 254' PLUS A SCALE PRINTED ON IT/ 'WEHRMACHIGENIUM'/ PRINTED ON GLASS BODY: 'VALVO/ RK 12 SS1/ PESB [IN CIRCLE]/ DW/ 15407'
Missing: N/A
Finish: SHEET METAL COVER FINISHED IN CLEAR LACQUER/ BASE PAINTED BLACK/ UNCOLOURED GLASS PAINTED WHITE INSIDE/ GREY PAINT ON RING
Decoration: N/A

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VALVO, Vacuum tube, circa 1939–1945, Artifact no. 1986.0603, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0603.001/

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