Wick
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0288.020
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 20
- Total Parts
- 24
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Fibre wick
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Generation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Wick used in a lamp to burn and produce a suitable flame for the purposes of providing light and heat. - Technical
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`EARLY RUSSIAN UNITS WERE REMARKABLE FOR THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPLY BOTH FILAMENT AND PLATE (ANODE) POWER FOR BATTERY TYPE VACUUM TUBE RADIOS DIRECTLY WITHOUTTHE NEED FOR AC/DC CONVERSION'. (WEBB, p.1). THEY WERE WIDELY USED IN RUSSIA & CHINA TO POWER HOME RADIOS IN AREAS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Wick, after 1949, Artifact no. 1988.0288, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0288.020/
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