Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DETECTOR/AMPLIFIER
- DATE
- 1922–1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0619.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- WD11
- LOCATION
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ BRASS/ SYNTHETIC INSERT/ PAPER/ CARDBOARD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.4 cm
- Width
- 5.7 cm
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1920'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED AS A DETECTOR & AMPLIFIER IN HOUSEHOLD RADIO RECEIVERS OPERATING FROM DRY CELLS - Technical
-
FIRST BROADCAST TYPE TUBE TO HAVE AN OXIDE-COATED FILAMENT/ WORLD'S FIRST TUBE TYPE DESIGNED FOR OPERATION FROM A SINGLE DRY CELL FOR USE IN DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLD RECEIVERS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ETCHED ON GLASS: 'W/ WE & M CO/ RCA [LOGO]'/ DECALS AFFIXED TO BASE READ: 'RADIOTRON/ TYPE WD-11/ STYLE 319533/ PATENTED/ RCA/ LICENSED ONLY FOR/ AMATEUR, EXPERIMENTAL/ AND ENTERTAINMENT USE/ AND ONLYTO EXTENT/ INDICATED/ [?] ATTACHED NOTICE'/ PRINTING ON BOX LABEL READS IN PART: 'W/ CANADIAN/ WESTINGHOUSE/ Radiotron/ TYPE WD-11/ STYLE 319533/ Detector/ AND/ Amplifier/ (AERIOTRON)/ Manufactured by/ Canadian Westinghouse Company/ Limited/ Hamilton Canada'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ GOLD PAINTED BASE/ BROWN BASE INSERT/ BROWN BOX
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Vacuum tube, circa 1922–1925, Artifact no. 1971.0619, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1971.0619.001/
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