Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: LOW POWER AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1922–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0858.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric Co.
MODEL: 216A
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 580
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ WAX/ PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.2 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1920'S & 1930'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED AS AN AMPLIFIER & OSCILLATOR/ THIS TYPE USED IN AMERICAN & MEXICAN TRAIN-DISPATCHING EQUIPMENT, 7A AMPLIFIERS, & 12A LOUDSPEAKERS EQUIPMENT
Technical: ESSENTIALLY A 101D TYPE WITH WIDER TOLERANCES IN THE CHARACTERISTICS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BASE LABEL: '216A LICENSED FOR USE ONLY AS A PART OF THE WEST-/ERN ELECTRIC LOUDSP[?]KING TEL[?]E OUTFIT'/ STAMPED ON SIDE OF BASE: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ MADE IN U.S.A./ 216 A/ PAT. IN U.S.A./ 1-15-07 TWO PATENTS/ 2-18-086-24-19/ 10-17-16 12-19-16/ 12-17-18 1-27-20/ PATS. APPLIED FOR'/ STAMPED IN BASE PLUG: '216A'
Missing: From CA of 05/01/1998 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ UNFINISHED METAL BASE
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric Co., Vacuum tube, circa 1922–1925, Artifact no. 1969.0858, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1969.0858.001/

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