Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: TWIN TRIODE
DATE: 1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0631.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: 396A
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: .1 GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL PINS & PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD BOX

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: 4.4 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: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
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: MINIATURE TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED IN RADIO RELAY SYSTEMS, VIDEO TERMINALS, HF RADIO EQUIPMENT & TEST EQUIPMENT.
Technical: 9 PIN MINIATURE TWIN TRIODE HAVING SEPARATELY HEATED CATHODES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 YELLOW LETTERING ON TUBE READS "Western/ Electric/ 396A/ MADE IN U.S.A./ 5913"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX ENDS READS "396A/ Western Electric/ 459" & "Western Electric/ MADE IN U.S.A."; BUFF LETTERING ONBOX SIDES READS "Western Electric/ ELECTRON TUBE"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS/.2 BLUE & BUFF EXTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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