Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- beam power amplifier
- DATE
- 1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0288.004
- MANUFACTURER
- Westinghouse
- MODEL
- 50B5
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 4
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Glass and metal vacuum tube
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.4 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 1.8 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Receiving
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Westinghouse
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used in the output audio amplification stages of compact AC/DC audio equipment. In this case, used with a turntable. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Printed on the glass: "50B5/ Westinghouse/ RADIO TUBE/ 30"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Clear glass tube with white and grey printed text and dark grey metal internal components.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Westinghouse, Vacuum tube, circa 1955, Artifact no. 1983.0288, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1983.0288.004/
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