Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: FULL WAVE VACUUM RECTIFIER
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0240.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Marconi Co.
MODEL: 6BW4
LOCATION: Canada

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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/.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: 2.1 cm
Height: 6.7 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: Marconi
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: ONE OF COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES USED BY DONOR FOR HIS PART-TIME HOBBY OF ELECTRONICS SERVICING (DONOR'S HISTORY IN 1999.0217 SUPP. INFO.)
Function: MINIATURE TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED IN FULL-WAVE POWER SUPPLIES HAVING HIGH DC OUTPUT CURRENT REQUIREMENTS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "6BW4" & "Marconi [SCRIPT]/ RADIOTRON"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "6BW4/ MARCONI/ [LOGO]/ RADIOTRON"; BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "Marconi [SCRIPT]/ RVC [LOGO]/ CANADIAN MARCONI/COMPANY/ RADIOTRON" & "MARCONI/ RADIOTRON/ RADIOTRON" WITH TRADE MARK INFO.
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS; BLACK & GREY INTERIOR PARTS/.2 RED & BLACK EXTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Marconi Co., Vacuum tube, after 1957, Artifact no. 1999.0240, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0240.001/

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