Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: ARGON/6 AMP
DATE: 1950–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0350.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: TUNGAR 189049
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: CARDSTOCK BOX/ GLASS ENVELOPE/ METAL BASE/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.0 cm
Width: 8.0 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: UNUSED
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED IN BATTERY CHARGERS
Technical: FIRST GAS-FILLED RECTIFIERS DEVELOPED/ WAS THE MOST WIDELY USED THERMIONIC RECTIFIER FOR BATTERY CHARGING PURPOSES RIGHT UP TO THE ADVENT OF MODERN SOLID-STATE DEVICES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ETCHED ON GLASS: 'MADE/ FOR/ L9/ CGE 3 1961'/ PRINTING ON BOX 5 TIMES: 'Tungar/ R [IN CIRCLE]/ BULB/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ RECTIFIER DEPT., MADE IN U.S.A./ CAT. NO. 189049'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BOX: 'BRICK' COLOR WITH BLUE PRINTING/ UNCOLOURED GLASS ENVELOPE/ GOLD COLOR SCREW BASE
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Vacuum tube, circa 1950–1969, Artifact no. 1966.0350, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0350.001/

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