Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE
amplifier/oscillator/modulator
DATE
1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2932.001
MANUFACTURER
Radio Corp. of America
MODEL
UV-211
LOCATION
Harrison, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Metal base/ glass dome/ metal and ceramic components

Dimensions

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

Length
18.8 cm
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
5.1 cm
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Vacuum Tubes
Category
Industrial
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
RCA
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New Jersey
City
Harrison

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Maine
Period
circa 1926+
Canada
Part of a large and varied collection of over 7500 electrical items acquired and documented by Ontario Hydro in the 1960s. The collection was thought to be the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in Canada and was donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museum in 1992
Function
A filament type triode designed for use as a transmitting tube in telephone and telegraph equipment.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Black lettering on base reads 'RADIOTRON/ UV-211/ RCA [logo] LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT/ INDICATED ON CARTON RCA [logo] '
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Colourless transparent glass/ brown base/ black and metallic components
Decoration
N/A

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