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OBJECT TYPE: GERMANIUM
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0272.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Receptor
MODEL: 1N34A
LOCATION: New York, New York, 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 METAL & BAKELITE

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.6 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: Radio Receptor
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF DIODE PRESUMABLY USED C. 1950S+
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: GERMANIUM DIODE IN HEXAGONAL BROWN BAKELITE CASE. GERMANIUM USED AS COMMERCIAL, SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL IN EARLY DEVICES. LARGELY REPLACED BY SILICON. PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID STATE DEVICES WHICH SHOW THEEVOLUTION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM 1930S TO 1970S. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " [cross & down-pointing arrow symbol]/ IN34A/ RR [logo]407/ JCAFQ" printed in off-white on casing.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: BROWN BAKELITE CASE IS HEXAGONAL; SILVER METAL PIGTAIL LEADS.
Decoration: N/A

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Radio Receptor, Diode, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1999.0272, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0272.001/

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