Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: HALF WAVE RECTIFIER-VOLTAGE DOUBLER
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0606.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: 117Z6GT
LOCATION: Unknown

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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; SYNTHETIC BASE/.2 CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 3.2 cm
Height: 8.4 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: General Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES DONATED TO CSTM BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA. MFD. AND/OR DISTRIBUTED BY CANADIAN COMPANY.
Function: GLASS OCTAL TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED AS HALF WAVE RECTIFIER OR VOLTAGE DOUBLER IN AC/DC RECEIVERS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF VACUUM RECTIFIER-DOUBLER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "117Z6/ GT"; RED LETTERING ON BASE READS "GE [LOGO] Electronic [SCRIPT]/ TUBE" & "TX"; RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE READS "LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT/ INDICATED ON CARTON"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "117Z6GT" WITH GE LOGO; BLUE & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "GENERAL ELECTRIC/ Electronic Radio Tube [SCRIPT]/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD./ TORONTO CANADA" WITH GUARANTEE & PATENT INFO.
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS;BLACK BASE; METALLIC PINS/.2 RED & BLUE EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 WHITE STARBURSTS ON EXTERIOR

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