Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: MEDIUM MU/AMPLIFIER/AC FILAMENT
DATE: 1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1107.001

MANUFACTURER: RADIO VALVE CO. OF CANADA
MODEL: UX226
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: GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 4.4 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: RADIO VALVE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY LATE 1920'S TO 1930'S
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED IN BOTH THE RF AND AF AMPLIFIER STAGES OF A RADIO RECEIVER
Technical: FIRST AC FILAMENT TUBE TYPE DESIGNED
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TUBE TOP: 'RADIOTRON/ UX226/ RVC [LOGO]'/ EMBOSSED ON INSERT: 'LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED ON CARTON'/ PRINTING ON BOX READS IN PART: 'RADIOTRON/ MODEL/ UX-226/ AMPLIFIER/ A-C FILMANET/ RVC/ RADIOTRON/ MODEL/ UX-226/ AMPLIFIER/ A-C FILAMENT/ FIL. VOLTS (A-C) 1.5/ FIL. AMPS. 1.05/ PLATE VOLTS 180/ (MAXIMUM)/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE RADIO VALVE CO./ OF CANADA, LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA/PATENTED/ 1914/ 1915/ 1916/ 1917/ 1919/ 1920/ 1921/ 1922/ 1923/ 1924/ 1925/ 1926/ 1927/ RVC[LOGO]/ R.V.C. 38'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK BASE/ BEIGE BOX WITH RED PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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RADIO VALVE CO. OF CANADA, Vacuum tube, circa 1927, Artifact no. 1992.1107, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1107.001/

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