Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: 50W/PLIOTRON/POWER AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0183.001

MANUFACTURER: RADIO VALVE CO. OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: UV203A
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUBE: GLASS ENVELOPE/ BRASS BASE/ GLASS & METAL WORKING PARTS/ BOX: CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 6.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RADIO VALVE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CA. 1920'S
Canada: USED & MANUFACTURED IN CANADA
Function: USED AS OSCILLATOR & POWER AMPLIFIER IN EARLY RADIO TRANSMITTERS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TUBE: PRINTED ON BASE: 'RADIOTRON/ UV 203A/ PATENTED'/ HANDWRITTEN ONBASE: '1053'/ STAMPED ON GLASS: 'RVC'/ BOX READS IN PART: 'RADIOTRON/ MODEL/ UV-203A/ 50 WATT/ PILOTRON/ Fil. Volts 10./ Fil. Amperes 3.25/ Plate Volts 1000/ Plate Amperes.125/ MANUFACTURED BY/ RADIO VALVE/ COMPANY/ OF CANADA, LTD./ TORONTO, CANADA/ PATENTED 1911/ 1912/1914/ 1915/ 1916/ 1917/ 1918/ 1919/ 1920/ 1921/ 1922/ 1923/ 1924/ 1925/ 1926'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TUBE: SILVERED GLASS/ SILVER LOGO ON ENVELOPE/ BLACK PRINTING ON BASE/ BOX: WHITE GROUND WITH RED PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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RADIO VALVE CO. OF CANADA LTD., Vacuum tube, after 1926, Artifact no. 1989.0183, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0183.001/

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