Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: FULL WAVE VACUUM RECTIFIER
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0221.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: 6X5GT
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; METAL PINS; SYNTHETIC BASE; METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING 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: 3.2 cm
Height: 7.4 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: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: ONE OF COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES USED BY DONOR FOR HIS PART-TIME HOBBY OF ELECTRONICS SERVICING (DONOR'S HISTORY IN 1999.0217 SUPP. INFO.)
Function: GLASS OCTAL TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED IN POWER SUPPLY OF AUTOMOBILE & AC OPERATED RECEIVERS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "6X5/ GT/ U.S.A.", & ON BASE "MW/ 188-5" & "GE[LOGO[ Electronic TUBE/ MADE IN U.S.A."/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "6X5GT/ GE [LOGO]"; BLACK LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "GE [LOGO]/ Electronic/ tube", "Progress Is Our/ Most Important Product/ A Product of/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED", "TESTED AT FACTORY/ FOR YOUR PROTECTION", & "CARTON/ PATENT NO./ 542,977"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; BLACK BASE; METALLIC PINS; GREY INTERIOR PARTS/.2 ORANGE & BEIGE EXTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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