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OBJECT TYPE: RF AMPLIFIER TWIN TRIODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0718.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 6GM8
LOCATION: Germany

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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: 5.5 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: Unknown
Country: Germany
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 RF AMPLIFIER & OSCILLATOR MIXER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF TWIN TRIODE RF AMPLIFIER - OSCILLATOR MIXER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "6GM8" & "GERMANY"; YELLOW LETTERING READS "W [LOGO]/ Westinghouse"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "Westinghouse/ 6GM8/ PR"; BLACK, WHITE & GOLD LETTERING ON SIDES READING "Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC TUBE/Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited/ HAMILTON, CANADA", "you can be sure...if it's/ Westinghouse", "Printed in Canada"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS /.2 GOLD, BLACK & WHITE EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 GOLD "W" LOGO ON SIDES & END

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Unknown Manufacturer, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0718, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0718.001/

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