Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: SHARP CUTOFF/1F OR RF AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0264.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 1LC5
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUBE: GLASS, METAL, SYNTHETIC/ CARTON: CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.8 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1940'S & 1950'S
Canada: PROBABLY MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED AS AN RF OR IF AMPLIFIER IN BATTERY OPERATED RADIO RECEIVERS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TUBE: ON TOP: '1LC5'/ ON BASE: 'MADE FOR/ ROGERS L75'/ PRINTING ON CARTON INCLUDES: 'ROGERS/ 1LC5/ RADIO TUBE/ ROGERS ELECTRONIC TUBES,/ LIMITED/ TORONTO, CANADA/ LICENSED BY/ THERMIONICS LIMITED/ PATENTED CANADA 1922-1940/ TO TEST/ PUSH TUBE DOWNWARD/ GUARANTEED/ Rogers Electronic Tubes, Limited guarantees/ this tube to be free from defects in/ material and workmanship. Should such/defects become apparent under normal/ use of the tube in a radio receiving set/ within three months from the date of/ purchase, the dealer from whom purchased/ will affect the necessary replacement.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TUBE: UNCOLOURED GLASS; CHROMED BASE/ CARTON: BLUE & ORANGE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Vacuum tube, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1994.0264, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0264.001/

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