Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: HALF WAVE/GAS/COLD CATHODE
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0265.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 0Y4
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUBE: METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ CARTON: CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.4 cm
Width: 3.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1950'S & 1960'S
Canada: DISTRIBUTED BY A CANADIAN COMPANY & POSSIBLY MANUFACTURED IN CANADA
Function: USED AS A RECTIFIER IN VIBRATOR-TYPE "B" BATTERY SUPPLIES FOR RADIO RECEIVERS (USUALLY PORTABLE OR AUTOMOBILE)
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE - THE 0Y4 IS FAIRLY RARE IN THAT THE 0Z4, FULL WAVE RECTIFIER, WAS USUALLY USED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TUBE: STAMPED ON BODY: '0Y4/ MADE FOR/ CANADIAN GENERAL/ ELECTRIC CO LTD./ 4'/ MOLDED IN BASE BOTTOM: 'LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED ON CARTON'/CARTON READS IN PART: 'GENERAL/ ELECTRIC/ RADIOTRON/ CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ [GUARANTEE]'/ PRINTED ON INNER SLEEVE: '"Licensed under/ patents issued/ 1929 to 1947/ inclusive. For use/ in radio broadcast-/ ing receiving sets/ for the non-com-/ mercial reception/ of public radio/ telephone broad-/ casting."/ CL.S/ License and/ Patent notices inside./ Trade-Mark/ registered.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TUBE: PAINTED MATTE BLACK WITH SILVER PRINTING/ CARTON: ORANGE & BLUE
Decoration: CARTON: TOP HALF DECORATED WITH DRAWINGS OF STARS & OTHER CELESTIAL BODIES

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Unknown Manufacturer, Vacuum tube, after 1947, Artifact no. 1994.0265, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0265.001/

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