Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AF RF AMPLIFIER/MODULATOR/OSC
- DATE
- 1934–1937
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1094.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Electric
- MODEL
- 242B
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.7 cm
- Width
- 5.8 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Transmitting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Western Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1930'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED AS AN AF RF AMPLIFIER, MODULATOR AND OSCILLATOR - Technical
-
STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 242 MODEL TYPE WITH ITS REPLACEMENT, THE 242C BEING THE MOST SUCCESSFUL - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BASE: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ U.S.A./ 242B'/ HANDWRITTEN ON LABEL AFFIXED TO TUBE: 'PWY. 5-20-36/ 17-11-18-36/ out'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BRASS BASE/ WHITE CERAMIC INSERT
- Decoration
- N/A
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Western Electric, Vacuum tube, circa 1934–1937, Artifact no. 1992.1094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1094.001/
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