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OBJECT TYPE: BEAM POWER AMPLIFIER PENTODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0608.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse, Electronic Tube Div.
MODEL: 12A6
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 METAL CASING, PINS, PARTS; SYNTHETIC PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 3.3 cm
Height: 8.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES DONATED TO CSTM BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA. MFD. AND/OR DISTRIBUTED BY CANADIAN COMPANY.
Function: VACUUM TUBE USED AS POWER AMPLIFIER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF BEAM POWER AMPLIFIER,
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "12A6" & "Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC TUBE"; INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READS "12A6" & "K3"; RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF BASEREADS "LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT/ INDICATED ON CARTON"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "Westinghouse/ 12A6/ ELECTRONIC/ TUBE"; WHITE LETTERING ON OPPOSITE BOX END READS "Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC/ TUBE/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD./ ELECTRONIC TUBE DIVISION/ HAMILTON CANADA"; BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON SIDES READS "Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC TUBE" & "YOU CAN BE SURE/...IF IT'S/ Westinghouse"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 BLACK CASING & SYNTHETIC; METALLIC PINS/.2 BLUE & RED EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 2 NARROW WHITE STRIPES

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Westinghouse, Electronic Tube Div., Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0608, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0608.001/

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