Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: 500 W OUTPUT/AIR-COOLED
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0134.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric
MODEL: 212E
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 5391
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ PHENOLIC BASE INSERT/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Vacuum Tubes
Category: Transmitting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED AS A CLASS A OR B AF AMPLIFIER OR MODULATOR; CLASS B RF MODULATOR, CLASS C RF OSCILLATOR OR POWER AMPLIFIER/ USED IN BROADCAST TRANSMITTERS OR TRANSOCEANIC RADIO TRANSMITTERS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY TRANSMITTING TRIODE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON BASE: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ 212E/ MADE IN CANADA/ 5391/ CLASS 3'/ HANDPAINTED ON SUPPORT: '5391'/ LABEL AFFIXED TO GLASS READS: '212E # 5391/ rcvd from NE Oct 29/45'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ UNFINISHED METAL/ BROWN INSERT
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric, Vacuum tube, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1975.0134, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0134.001/

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