Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: TWIN DIODE/UHF
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0893.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Victor Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 6AL5
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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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

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.6 cm
Width: 2.8 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: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO DETECT UHF SIGNALS IN RADIO RECEIVERS/ ESPECIALLY USEFUL AS A RADIODETECTOR IN AC-OPERATED FM RECEIVERS
Technical: FIRST AMERICAN MINIATURISED TWIN DIODE TYPE/ ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY SYLVANIA IN 1944
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TUBE: 'RCA/ ELECTRON/ TUBE/ [LOGO]/ 6AL5/ PP/ XXW'/ BOX: PRINTING INCLUDES: 'RCA/ 6AL5/ RADIOTRON/ RCA/ ELECTRON TUBE/ World's Best-known/ ELECTRON TUBES/ RCA VICTOR/ COMPANY, LTD./ Montreal, Canada/ The Fountainhead of/ Modern/ Tube Development is/ RCA'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TUBE: UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH WHITE PRINTING/ BOX: RED, BLACK & WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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RCA Victor Co. Ltd., Vacuum tube, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1992.0893, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1992.0893.001/

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