Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: BALLAST
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0727.001

MANUFACTURER: Amperite
MODEL: 6P90
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL PINS & PARTS; SYNTHETIC BASE/.2 CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 3.2 cm
Height: 8.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Amperite
Country: United States of America
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.
Function: VACUUM TUBE USED AS FOR AUTOMATIC REGULATION OF CURRENT & VOLTAGE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF BALLAST TUBE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE TOP READS "AMPERITE/ 6P90/ RELAY"; RED LETTERING ON BASE READS "GE [LOGO]/ Electronic [SCRIPT/ TUBE" & "L4/ 31011"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "6P90"; BLUE &WHITE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "GENERAL ELECTRIC/ Electronic Tube [SCRIPT]/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY/ LIMITED/ Head Office - Toronto", WITH GUARANTEE INFO.
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; BLACK BASE; METALLIC PINS/.2 ORANGE & BLUE EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 BLUE & WHITE "GE" LOGO ON BOX SIDES & ENDS;.2 WHITE STAR-LIKE DESIGN

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Amperite, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0727, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0727.001/

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