Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: DETECTOR/AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0913.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse
MODEL: WD11
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ SYNTHETIC/ METAL/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.9 cm
Width: 3.0 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: Westinghouse
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED AS A DETECTOR & AMPLIFIER IN HOUSEHOLD RADIO RECEIVERS OPERATING FROM DRY CELLS
Technical: FIRST BROADCAST TYPE TUBE TO HAVE AN OXIDE-COATED FILAMENT/ WORLD'S FIRST TUBE TYPE DESIGNED FOR OPERATION FROM A SINGLE DRY CELL FOR USE IN DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLD RECEIVERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON TOP OF BULB: 'WESTINGHOUSE WD-11/ [LOGO]'/ ON LABEL AFFIXED TO TUBE: 'WESTINGHOUSE RADIO/ Sold By.../ WARNING Date.../ Positively no adjustment if this label/ removed of if dealer's name and date of/ sale is omitted'/EMBOSSED ON BOTTOM: 'LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED ON CARTON'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK BASE/ WHITE LABEL TRIMMED IN ORANGE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse, Vacuum tube, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1967.0913, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1967.0913.001/

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