Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0327.001

MANUFACTURER: ION EQUIPMENT CORP.
MODEL: IG-200-K
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: GLASS & METAL TUBE, WITH SYNTHETIC CAP.

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ION
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TUBE PRESUMABLY USED C. 1950S TO MID-1980S.
Canada: USED WITH 3M SPECTROGRAPH (930323) DESIGNED AND BUILT AT NRC, FOR USE BY DR. GERHARD HERZBERG IN STUDIES OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " ION EQUIPMENT CORPORATION/ IG-20-K/ MADE IN U.S.A " printed in white on tube casing. " Perfectly good/ Useable with Veeco/ RGS-6 Controller/ But not with/ Veeco RG830 " handwritten in black grease pencil on tube. " VACUUM TUBE IRON CATHODE LIGHT SOURCE " handwritten on tag tied to vacuum tube.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 11/15/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: CLEAR GLASS TUBE HAS RED SYNTHETIC CAP OVER METAL COLLAR.
Decoration: N/A

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ION EQUIPMENT CORP., Vacuum tube, circa 1950–1980, Artifact no. 1993.0327, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0327.001/

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