Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HALF WAVE/MERCURY VAPOUR
- DATE
- 1938
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0797.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO.
- MODEL
- GU1
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.6 cm
- Width
- 4.4 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
- MARCONI
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO CONVERT AC CURRENT INTO DC CURRENT - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON FRONT: 'MARCONI/ MARCONI'S/ WIRELESS TELEGRAPH/ CO. LTD./ MWTC [LOGO]' 'MADE IN ENGLAND PATENTED/ GU1'/ PRINTING ON BOX READS IN PART: 'Marconi/ OPEN THIS END/ GMarconi/ MADE/ IN/ ENGLAND/ Marconi/ Valve'/ HANDWRITTEN: 'GU1/ 36/ A'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH WHITE PRINTING/ BLACK BASE/ BOX: PURPLE, WHITE & BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO., Vacuum tube, circa 1938, Artifact no. 1982.0797, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1982.0797.001/
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