Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: medium MU twin triode
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2935.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Corp. of America
MODEL: 6C8G
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: Vulcanite base with four metal poles/ glass dome/ metal components

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.2 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.8 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Receiving
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 1937+
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 cathode type twin triode designed for use as a voltage amplifier.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Silver lettering on base reads 'RCA [logo] Radiotron' and 'X1/ LICENSED/ AS STATED/ ON CARTON'
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Colourless transparent glass/ black base/ black and metallic components/ plated metal tip
Decoration: N/A

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Radio Corp. of America, Vacuum tube, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1992.2935, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2935.001/

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