Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: AMPLIFIER HIGH MU TWIN TRIODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0252.001

MANUFACTURER: Rogers
MODEL: 6AQ8
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: 5.4 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: Rogers
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: CANADIAN MADE VACUUM TUBE MFD. BY ROGERS, ONLY INDEPENDENT CANADIAN MAKER OF VACUUM TUBES. FOUNDED IN 1925, AFTER WWII ROGERS WAS TAKEN OVER BY PHILIPS BUT TUBES CONTINUED TO BE SOLD UNDER ROGERS NAME. THIS TUBE IS PART OF LARGE COLLECTION DONATED TO CSTM BY NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA.
Function: MINIATURE TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED AS RF AMPLIFIER & SELF-OSCILLATING MIXER IN FM/AM RADIO RECEIVERS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HIGH-MU TWIN TRIODE AMPLIFIER & MIXER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "6AQ8" WITH YELLOW "ROGERS/ PAT. CANADA 8-62? 17"/.1 YELLOW & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX ENDS READS "SYLVANIA/ 6AQ8/ R M/ JAPAN", "SYLVANIA/ GTE [LOGO] SYLVANIA/ LIMITED/ LIMITEE/ MONTREAL"; WHITE, YELLOW & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "SYLVANIA/ electronic/ tube", "SYLVANIA/ tube/ electronique"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS/.2 YELLOW, BLACK & WHITE EXTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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