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OBJECT TYPE: AMPLIFIER OSCILLATOR TRIODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0743.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA
MODEL: 809
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; SYNTHETIC BASE & PARTS; METAL PINS, TIP & PARTS/.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: 6.2 cm
Height: 16.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
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: THORIATED-TUNGSTEN-FILAMENT TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED AS RF POWER AMPLIFIER & OSCILLATOR.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF THORIATED-TUNGSTEN-FILAMENT TYPE TRIODE VACUUM TUBE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "809/ WAA"; BLACK LETTERING ON BASE READS "RCA/ RADIOTRON/ ELECTRON/ TUBE RCA [LOGO]" & "MADE IN/ U.S.A./ 348"; RED LETTERING ON TUBE READS "GE [LOGO]/ Electronic [SCRIPT]/ TUBE" & "48284", "B4"; RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE READS "LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT/ INDICATED ON CARTON"/.2 BLUE & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "GENERAL [GE LOGO] ELECTRIC/ RADIO/ TRANSMITTING/ TUBE/ TYPE/ 809"; BLUE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "GENERAL/ ELECTRIC/ RADIO/ TRANSMITTING/ TUBE/ MADE IN CANADA/ CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED" WITH PACKING INSTRUCTIONS
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; BROWN BASE; WHITE & BLACK INTERIOR PARTS; METALLIC TIP & PINS /.2 RED & BLUE EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 WHITE STAR & PLANET DESIGN; GE LOGO ON 2SIDES OF BOX

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RCA, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0743, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0743.001/

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