Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: 5 IN./INDICATOR
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1672.001

MANUFACTURER: RESEARCH ENTERPRISES LTD.
MODEL: 5AP1
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CARTON WITH METAL HARDWARE/ CLOTH PACKING/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC TUBE

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 59.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: REL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII
Canada: MADE BY RESEARCH ENTERPRISES, A MANUFACTURING UNIT SET UP TO PRODUCE WAR MATERIAL FOR THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES DURING WWII AND DISBANDED AFTER THE WAR
Function: USED AS AN INDICATOR IN RADAR RECEIVERS
Technical: TYPE '1805-P1' BECAME THE '5AP1' IN 1939. THIS TYPE NEVER WIDELY USED BUT USED IN THE HALLICRAFTERS MODEL S-35 PANORAMIC RECEIVER. THE SHORT LENGTH OF THE TUBE FACILITATED USE IN RACK MOUNTED EQUIPMENT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON CARTON READS: 'CANADIAN/ ARMED/ SERVICES/ CATHODE RAY TUBE/ TYPE/ JAN 5AP1/ OCT 1944/ RESEARCH/ ENTERPRISES/LIMITED/ [PRINTED 3 TIMES]'/ 'THIS/ END/ UP/ [PRINTED 2 TIMES]'/ HANDWRITTEN: '4.10841' '145'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CARTON: UNFINISHED WOOD WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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RESEARCH ENTERPRISES LTD., Vacuum tube, 1944, Artifact no. 1992.1672, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1672.001/

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