Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: LOW POWER AMP/DETECTOR/PEANUT
DATE: 1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1141.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: R215A
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 6.5 cm
Width: 1.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED AS AN AF & IF AMPLIFIER, DETECTOR OR OSCILLATOR
Technical: FIRST REALLY SMALL TUBE DEVELOPED IN THE U.S./ FIRST TUBE EQUIPPED WITH A MOULDED BASE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON BASE: 'NE'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'Victor/ Northern Electric/ Made in/ Canada/ B05798/ Peanut Tube/ Northern Electric Company/ LIMITED/ RADIO DETECTOR AND AMPLIFIER/ R 215-A "Peanut" VacuumTube/ Patented 1917-20-22-23-24-25-26-27/ Not licensed for sale in the U.S.A.'
Missing: From CA of 05/07/1998 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH BLACK BASE/ GREEN BOX WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd., Vacuum tube, after 1927, Artifact no. 1992.1141, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1141.001/

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