Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: DETECTOR/AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0262.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse
MODEL: WX199
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ SYNTHETIC/ METAL/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.1 cm
Width: 3.5 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1920'S
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED AS A DETECTOR OR AMPLIFIER IN EARLY RADIO RECEIVERS
Technical: THIS TUBE IS THE CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE VERSION OF THE 199 TYPE. TUBE WAS DEVELOPED TO USE IN RECEIVERS THAT USED DRY-CELL BATTERIES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON TOP OF BULB: 'CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE/ WX-199'/ ON LABEL - 'WESTINGHOUSE RADIOTRON/ Sold By/ WARNING Date/ Positively no adjustment if this label is removed/ or if dealer's name and date of sale is omitted. RE'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK BASE/ WHITE LABEL WITH BLACK PRINTING AND ORANGE BORDER
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Westinghouse, Vacuum tube, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1994.0262, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0262.001/

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