Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: HALF WAVE VACUUM RECTIFIER
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0235.001

MANUFACTURER: Rogers
MODEL: 17BE3
LOCATION: Canada

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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 & PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 2.9 cm
Height: 6.4 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: Rogers
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: CANADIAN MADE VACUUM TUBE MFD. BY ROGERS, ONLY INDEPENDENT CANADIAN MAKER OF VACUUM TUBES. FOUNDED IN 1925, AFTER WWII ROGERS WAS TAKEN OVER BY PHILIPS BUT TUBES CONTINUED TO BE SOLD UNDER ROGERS NAME. THIS TUBE IS PART OF LARGE COLLECTION DONATED TO CSTM BY NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA.
Function: DUODECAR TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED AS DAMPER TUBE IN HORIZONTAL-DEFLECTION CIRCUITS OF COLOUR & B&W TELEVISION RECEIVERS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DUODECAR TYPE HALF-WAVE VACUUM RECTIFIER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "17BE3" & "ROGERS PX A"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "17BE3 PX" WITH YELLOW "ROGERS"; WHITE & GREEN LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "GUARANTEED/ ROGERS/ ELECTRONIC TUBE", WITH GUARANTEE INFORMATION & "ROGERS ELECTRONIC TUBES AND COMPONENTS/ a division of Philips Electronics Industries Ltd., Toronto 17, Canada"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS; BLACK & GREYINTERIOR PARTS/.2 YELLOW & GREEN EXTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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