Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: DETECTOR/AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0498.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILIPS CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Eindhoven, Netherlands

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/.2 METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.9 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: PHILIPS
Country: Netherlands
State/Province: Unknown
City: Eindhoven

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1925
Canada: THIS TYPE OF TUBE WAS MADE IN THE NETHERLANDS FOR THE PEERLESS RADIO VALVE CO. OF CANADA
Function: USED AS A DETECTOR OR AMPLIFIER IN EARLY RADIO EQUIPMENT
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A DUTCH COMPANY'S ATTEMPT TO GET INTO THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET. PHILIPS, IS BELIEVED TO HAVE MADE THE 'STAR' TUBE AND THIS TUBE IS IDENTICAL TO THE STAR 306 [SEE REF]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1PRINTED ON GLASS: 'PEERLESS/ Made in Holland/ 3V 0.06 amp/ 20-100V'/.2 NO MARKINGS
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. .2 DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A SOCKET BUT RATHER SOME SORT OF ADAPTER
Finish: .1 UNCOLOURED GLASS; BASE PAINTED GOLD/.2 PAINTED GOLD
Decoration: N/A

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PHILIPS CO., Vacuum tube, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1995.0498, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0498.001/

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