Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: HIGH MU TRIODE SHARP CUTOFF PENT.
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0388.001

MANUFACTURER: Zenith Radio Corp.
MODEL: 6LF8
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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: GLASS BULB/ METAL PINS/ METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.5 cm
Width: 2.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Zenith
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1960S AND 1970S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE
Function: USED AS A VIDEO AMPLIFIER AS WELL AS A GENERAL AMPLIFIER IN COLOUR TELEVISIONS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON TUBE: '6LF6/ U.S.A./ Zenith [LOGO]/ MADE IN U.S.A./ AFK/ 30/ 14/ 86/ OXIDE COATING/ REPLACE ONLY/ WITH GENUINE/ ZENITH TUBE'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'ZENITH [LOGO]/ RADIONIC/ TUBE/ ZENITH RADIO/ CORPORATION/ CHICAGO, ILL. 60639/ MADE IN U.S.A./ 6LF8/ZENITH [LOGO]/ RADIONIC TUBE/ TESTED AT FACTORY/ FOR YOUR PROTECTION'/ HANDWRITTEN: 'Weak'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH ORANGE PRINTING/ YELLOW BOX WITH BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Zenith Radio Corp., Vacuum tube, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1996.0388, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0388.001/

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