Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SHARP CUTOFF/CLASS A AMPLIFIER
- DATE
- 1942–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0109.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Westinghouse
- MODEL
- 6AC7
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC
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
- 3.1 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII
- Canada
-
MADE IN CANADA FOR RESEARCH ENTERPRISES LTD., AN ORGANIZATION SET-UP TO CO-ORDINATE CANADA'S WAR EFFORT - Function
-
USED AS A CLASS A AMPLIFIER IN A RADIO RECEIVER OR AS A HIGH GAIN TV AMPLIFIER - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON BODY: 'WESTINGHOUSE/ 6AC7/ RADIOTRON/ LICENSED THERMIONICS LTD./ PATENTED 1925-1942/ REL/R [IN MAPLE LEAF DRAWING]'/ STAMPED IN BODY: '6AC7'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BODY BLACK GLOSS PAINT WITH ORANGE PRINTING/ BROWN INSERT
- Decoration
- N/A
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Westinghouse, Vacuum tube, circa 1942–1949, Artifact no. 1993.0109, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0109.001/
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