Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- THYRATRON/MERCURY
- DATE
- 1970–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0668.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- BT17
- LOCATION
- Chelmsford, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS ENVELOPE/ SYNTHETIC BASE/ METAL WORKING PARTS & HARDWARE/ FABRIC COVERED WIRES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 31.0 cm
- Width
- 12.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Receiving
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ENGLISH ELECTRIC
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Chelmsford
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1970s
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
HOT CATHODE GAS TUBE IN WHICH ONE OR MORE ELEMENTS CAN INITIATE A CURRENT FLOW, BUT CANNOT THEREAFTER CONTROL IT. - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON GLASS: 'BT 17/ ENGLISH [?] VALVE CO LTD [?] ENGLAND/ [LOGO IN CENTRE]'
- Missing
- glass is has a small hole and crack
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK BASE/ MULTI-COLOURED WIRE COVERS
- Decoration
- N/A
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ENGLISH ELECTRIC VALVE CO. LTD., Vacuum tube, circa 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1986.0668, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0668.001/
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