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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0598.001

MANUFACTURER: RAYTHEON MFG. CO.
MODEL: 2J27
LOCATION: San Jose, California, 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/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radar
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: RAYTHEON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: San Jose

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: WWII
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: HIGH FREQUENCY, HIGH POWER OSCILLATOR FOR RADAR APPLICATIONS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE: EACH NEW RADAR SYSTEM GENERALLY REQUIRES DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION OF A NEW MAGNETRON (UNLIKE REGULAR VACUUM TUBES WHICH CAN BE MULTI-PURPOSE)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON SIDE: 'RAYTHEON MFG. CO./ SERIAL NO. K0/ A4734/ N'/ STAMPED: 'A 4>54/ U [ANCHOR] S/ RAYTHEON MFG. CO./ SERIAL/ NO. A4754/ 2J27/ A 4754'/ STAMPED ON BOX TWICE: 'U.S. NAVY/ TUBE TYPE 2J27/ SERIAL NO. A4754/ CONTRACT NXSS-26594/ RAYTHEON MFG. CO./ ACCEPTANCE DATE 11 FEBRUARY 1944'/ STAMPED: 'FRAGILE/ RAYTHEON MANUFACTURIN[?]/ [?]OWERTUBE DIVISION/ WALTHAM, MASS.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINT WITH YELLOW PRINTING/ BLUE SLEEVE/ UNCOLOURED GLASS.
Decoration: N/A

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RAYTHEON MFG. CO., Magnetron, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1986.0598, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0598.001/

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