Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DETECTOR/AMPLIFIER
- DATE
- 1927–1933
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0050.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Westinghouse
- MODEL
- UY227
- LOCATION
- 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
- SYNTHETIC BASE/ GLASS ENVELOPE/ METAL PINS/ PAPER LABEL/ CARDSTOCK BOX & PACKING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.3 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
- Westinghouse
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1920'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO DETECT & AMPLIFY RADIO WAVES IN A RADIO RECEIVER USING AC CURRENT - Technical
-
FIRST INDIRECTLY HEATED CATHODE TUBE DEVELOPED/ EARLY AC TUBE/ FIRST 5 PIN TUBE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ETCHED ON TOP: 'WESTINGHOUSE UY-227/ [LOGO]'/ PRINTED ON LABEL: 'WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRON/ Sold By.../ Date...EE'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH SILVER INTERIOR/ BLACK BASE
- Decoration
- ORANGE TRIMMED LABEL
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Westinghouse, Vacuum tube, between 1927–1933, Artifact no. 1993.0050, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0050.001/
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