Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: OSCILLATOR/AMPLIFIER/DOORKNOB/UHF
DATE: 1937–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0554.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: 316A
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: A26033T
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.8 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO OSCILLATE & AMPLIFY UHF RADIO SIGNALS IN A RADAR TRANSMITTER
Technical: BECAME THE BEST KNOWN OF THE 'DOORKNOB' FAMILY IN UHF OSCILLATOR & AMPLIFIER APPLICATIONS/ BELIEVED TO BE USED IN THE MKI RADARS INSTALLED ON THE USS WICHITA IN JULY 1941 - MKI WAS THE FIRST FIRE-CONTROL RADAR IN THE US NAVY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON GLASS: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ MADE IN USA/ 316A'/ PAINTED INSIDE: 'A26033T'/ TAPE ON BOX READS IN PART: 'Western Electric/ 316A/ VACUUM TUBE/ MADE IN U.S.A.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ RED PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric, Vacuum tube, circa 1937–1950, Artifact no. 1986.0554, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0554.001/

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