Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: CLASS A AMPLIFIER TETRODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0788.001

MANUFACTURER: MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO.
MODEL: KT61
LOCATION: Chelmsford, 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; SYNTHETIC BASE; 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: 4.5 cm
Height: 11.7 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: MARCONI
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Chelmsford

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 CLASS A POWER OUTPUT AMPLIFIER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF TETRODE POWER OUTPUT AMPLIFIER, CLASS A.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "MADE IN ENGLAND/ M.W.T. [LOGO]/ KT61/ SH", "MADE IN ENGLAND" & "2HB/ 171"/.2 BLUE LETTERING ON BOX END READS"Marconi's Wireless/ Telegraph Co. Ltd./ Chelmsford, England"; BLUE & BLACK LETTERING ON OPPOSITE BOX END READS "M.W.T./ Valve Type/ KT61"; BLUE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "Valve/ MADE IN ENGLAND" WITH "MWT" LOGO
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 PARTIALLY"SMOKED" GLASS; METALLIC PINS; BLACK BASE/.2 BLUE EXTERIOR
Decoration: .1 WHITE "M.W.T." LOGO ON TUBE/.2 BLUE & WHITE "M.W.T." LOGO ON BOX SIDES

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MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO., Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0788, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0788.001/

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