Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: CATHODE RAY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0811.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA
MODEL: 3JP1
LOCATION: 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: .1 GLASS ENVELOPE; SYNTHETIC BASE; METAL PINS & PARTS/.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: 7.6 cm
Height: 25.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
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.
Function: Unknown
Technical: EXAMPLE OF CATHODE RAY TUBE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 SILVER LETTERING ON BASE READS "RCA/ ELECTRON/ TUBE/ RCA [LOGO]" & "MADE IN/ U.S.A./ 56-52"; GREY LETTERING ON GLASS READS "3JP1/ SEA"; RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE READS "LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT/ INDICATED ON CARTON"/.2 BLACK PRINTED "GLASS/ HANDLE WITH CARE" & PAPER LABEL READING "FROM/ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA/ DEPARTMENT OFENERGY, MINES & RESOURCES/ OTTAWA, CANADA"
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS; BLACK BASE /.2 UNFINISHED CARDBOARD
Decoration: N/A

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RCA, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0811, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0811.001/

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