Box, vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1978–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0140.008

MANUFACTURER: RCA
MODEL: 4517
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: card stock.

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Tube appears never used.
Canada: Component of scanning electron microscope designed at Communication Research Centre in Ottawa and built by SEMCO at NRC's Montreal Rd. campus under an industry/ government partnership- one of the first such partnerships. The company lasted approx. 4-5 years, but collapsed due to poor management. It was taken over successively by other companies. [Ref. 1]
Function: To protect and identify contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Box face reads "RCA/ Electronic/ Device/ RCA/ Electro-Optics and Devices/ Lancaster, Pa. 17604/ Made in U.S.A.". One long side panel reads "RCA/ Electronic/ Device/ USE THIS CARTON AND WRAPPING TO PROTECT THIS ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN STORAGE./ To ship this component, repack in this carton. Overpack carton surrounding it with a minimum of 2 INCHES of cushioning material inside a container suitable for shipping."; opposite panel reads "RCA/ Electronic/ Device". End flap reads "RCA/ Electro- Optics/ and Devices/ Trademark(s) [Registered symbol] Registered/ Marca(s) Registrada(s); inside flap reads "12-80"/ [logo]/ 3". Opposite end flap reads "RCA/ 4517" and "32L16-R/ (7-79)".
Missing: None.
Finish: Red cardstock box bears black & white text; interior is unbleached.
Decoration: N/A

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RCA, Box, vacuum tube, circa 1978–1980, Artifact no. 2005.0140, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0140.008/

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