Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: SHARP CUTOFF/RF OR IF AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0750.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA
MODEL: 6AG5
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.2 cm
Width: 1.8 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: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940'S TO 1960'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED IN COMPACT RADIO EQUIPMENT AS AN RF OR IF AMPLIFIER UP TO 400 MEGACYCLES PER SECOND
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON GLASS: '6AG5/ MADE IN U.S.A./ RCA [LOGO]/ JRC-6AG5/ V4E'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'US NAVY/ JRC 6AG5/ U S ARMY/ Mfgd. By/ Radio Corp./ of America/ Acppt./ Aug. 1945/ SC278A'/ PRINTING ON PACKING INCLUDES: 'JRC/ 6AG5/ NATIONAL FOLDING BOX CO./ U.S. PATENTS/ Tube contained patented by/ one or more of following/ U.S. patents, if thermionic, 1,672,615,... 2,296,579; and if photoelectric, 1,738,420;... 1,966,236 (7-43).
Missing: N/A
Finish: TUBE: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ WHITE PRINTING/ BOX: BEIGE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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RCA, Vacuum tube, 1945, Artifact no. 1982.0750, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1982.0750.001/

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