Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: UHF/POWER AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1935–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0189.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Corp. of America
MODEL: 826
LOCATION: Harrison, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: UNCOLORED GLASS/ RED, WHITE & BLUE BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 20.0 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: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Harrison

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY CA. LATE 1930'S & 1940'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: USED IN TRANSMITTERS AS OSCILLATORS, MODULATORS OR AMPLIFIERS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TUBE - PRINTED ON ENVELOPE: 'RCA/ 826/ MADE IN/ U.S.A./ K3/ MADE FOR/CANADIAN GENERAL/ ELECTRIC CO. LTD'/ BOX: READS IN PART: 'RADIOTRON/ RCA/ RADIO TUBE/ TESTED/ at the factory for/ YOUR PROTECTION/ A QUALITY PRODUCT OF/ RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ STICKER ATTACHED TO BOX: 'DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA/ BY/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., LTD.'
Missing: GLASS ENVELOPE/ METAL WORKING PARTS & PINS/ CARDSTOCK BOX
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Radio Corp. of America, Vacuum tube, circa 1935–1949, Artifact no. 1989.0189, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0189.001/

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