Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: DIODE SHARP CUTOFF PENTODE
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0276.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 1S5
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUBE: GLASS WITH SYNTHETIC METAL WORKING PARTS/ CARTON: CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.2 cm
Width: 1.8 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940'S TO 1960'S
Canada: DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA BY CGE
Function: USED IN LIGHT-WEIGHT, COMPACT, PORTABLE, BATTERY-OPERATED RECEIVERS AS COMBINED DETECTOR AND AF VOLTAGE AMPLIFIER.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TUBE: '1S5/ U.S.A./ GE [LOGO] Electronic/ TUBE/ R'/ CARTON: PRINTING INCLUDES: 'GE [LOGO]/ Electronic/ tube/ Progress Is Our/ Most Important Product/ Distributed by/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ Printed in Canada/ 1S5'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ CARTON: ORANGE, GREY, WHITE & BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co. Ltd., Vacuum tube, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1994.0276, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0276.001/

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