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OBJECT TYPE: GERMANIUM
DATE: 1945–1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0270.001

MANUFACTURER: Sylvania
MODEL: 1N34
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 METAL & CERAMIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.5 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Sylvania
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF DIODE USED C. 1945+
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID-STATE DEVICES ASSEMBLED BY THE DONOR AND HIS FATHER DURING THEIR CAREERS AS ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. (REF. 1)
Function: TO PERMIT THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY.
Technical: GENERAL PURPOSE DIODE IN CERAMIC CASE. GERMANIUM USED AS COMMERCIAL, SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL IN EARLY DIODES. '1N34' BELIEVED TO BE FIRST SYLVANIA SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE. PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID STATE DEVICES WHICH SHOW THE EVOLUTION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM 1930S TO 1970S. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.2 " + 1N34/ - SYLVANIA" printed in green on ceramic case.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1 SILVER METALEND CAPS & PIGTAILS; WHITE CERAMIC CASE.
Decoration: N/A

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Sylvania, Diode, circa 1945–1955, Artifact no. 1999.0270, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0270.001/

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