Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: OSCILLATOR-AMPLIFIER TRIODE/PENTODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0620.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA
MODEL: 16A8
LOCATION: England

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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 ENVELOPE; METAL PINS & PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 2.1 cm
Height: 7.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES DONATED TO CSTM BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA.
Function: VACUUM TUBE USED AS OSCILLATOR (TRIODE) & AUDIO POWER AMPLIFIER (PENTODE).
Technical: EXAMPLE OF OSCILLATOR-POWER AMPLIFIER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "RCA/ ELECTRON/ TUBE/ RCA [LOGO]/ 16A8/ MADE IN ENGLAND" & "R/ MXM"/.2 WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "RCA/ 16A8"; WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "RADIOTRON/ ELECTRON TUBE/ RCA VICTOR/ COMPANY, LTD./ Montreal,Canada", "World's Best-Known/ ELECTRON TUBE", "WARRANTED/ AGAINST DEFECTS/ IN WORKMANSHIP,/ MATERIALS/ AND CONSTRUCTION", "The Fountainhead of/ Modern/ Tube Development is/ RCA", WITH WARRANTY INFO. ON END FLAP
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS/.2 RED & BLACK EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" & "RCA" LOGOS ON SIDES

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RCA, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0620, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0620.001/

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