Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: GAS DIODE RECTIFIER
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0639.001

MANUFACTURER: Raytheon
MODEL: 5517
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: .1 GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL PINS, TIP & 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: 5.6 cm
Width: 2.4 cm
Height: 1.8 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: Raytheon
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES DONATED TO CSTM BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA. DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA BY CANADIAN MARCONI CO.
Function: GAS DIODE VACUUM TUBE USED AS HW RECTIFIER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF GAS DIODE RECTIFIER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "RAYTHEON/ 5517"; RED "RVC"LOGO & "41536"; YELLOW LETTERING READS "280.../113..."/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "MARCONI/ RVC [LOGO]/ RADIOTRON/ 5517"; BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "Marconi [SCRIPT]/ RVC [LOGO]/ CANADIAN MARCONI/ COMPANY/ RADIOTRON", "MARCONI/ RVC [LOGO]/ RADIOTRON/ THE RVC [LOGO] MONO-/ GRAM IS THE/ MARK OF UNEX-/ CELLED RADIO/ TUBE DESIGN/ AND EFFICIENCY/ CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY"; "PATENTED/ 19333 to 1951/ INCLUSIVE"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS & TIP/.2 RED & BLACK EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 JAGGED WHITE STRIPE; WHITE STYLIZED GLOBE

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Raytheon, Vacuum tube, after 1945, Artifact no. 1998.0639, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0639.001/

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