Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: HALF WAVE MERCURY VAPOUR RECTIFIER
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0802.001

MANUFACTURER: TAYLOR
MODEL: 866 JR
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GLASS ENVELOPE; SYNTHETIC BASE; METAL PINS & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 5.1 cm
Height: 12.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: TAYLOR
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: VACUUM TUBE USED IN RADIO TRANSMITTERS AS RECTIFIERS IN POWER SUPPLIES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF VACUUM TUBE WITH MULTI-STRAND FILAMENT INTRODUCED BY TAYLOR TUBES; ACCORDING TO MFR. FILAMENT HAD TWICE EMITTING SURFACE OF NICKEL ALLOT RIBBON TYPE FILAMENT (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "Taylor/ Tube [SCRIPT]/ CUSTOM BUILT/ 866 Jr/ Made in/ United States"; RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE READS "LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT/ INDICATED ON CARTON"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS; BROWN BASE
Decoration: N/A

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