Generator, thermoelectric

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0288.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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General Information

Serial #: 92898
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 19
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME, FUEL RESERVOIR, THERMAL HEAD & COMPONENTS; GLASS GLOBE

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 43.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 31.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Generation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LAMP GENERATES THERMOELECTRIC POWER SUFFICIENT TO POWER HOME RADIOS. CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING BOTH FILAMENT & PLATE (ANODE) POWER FOR BATTERY TYPE VACUUM TUBE RADIOS DIRECTLY WITHOUT NEED FOR AC/DC CONVERSION. LATER MODELS DESIGNED TO POWER TRANSISTOR RADIOS (WEBB, p.1)
Technical: `EARLY RUSSIAN UNITS WERE REMARKABLE FOR THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPLY BOTH FILAMENT AND PLATE (ANODE) POWER FOR BATTERY TYPE VACUUM TUBE RADIOS DIRECTLY WITHOUTTHE NEED FOR AC/DC CONVERSION'. (WEBB, p.1). THEY WERE WIDELY USED IN RUSSIA & CHINA TO POWER HOME RADIOS IN AREAS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CONTACTS NUMBERED '1' - '5', & 'NO. 92898'/ 'MADE IN U.S.S.R.' INCISED ON ONE PANEL ON THERMAL HEAD/ RUSSIAN TEXT APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON VALVE & FUEL CAP.
Missing: NONE
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Generator, thermoelectric, after 1949, Artifact no. 1988.0288, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1988.0288.001/

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