Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: DETECTOR
DATE: 1926–1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0523.001

MANUFACTURER: RADIO VALVE CO. OF CANADA
MODEL: UX200A
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, 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: 11.4 cm
Width: 3.5 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: RADIO VALVE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MFG. IN CANADA
Function: USED AS A DETECTOR IN RADIO RECEIVERS
Technical: CONTAINS CAESIUM VAPOUR INSTEAD OF ARGON GAS (LIKE UX200TYPE) RESULTING IN MUCH MORE STABLE OPERATION & AN INCREASE IN SENSITIVITY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON GLASS AT TOP OF BULB: 'RVC [LOGO]/ RADIOTRON UX200A'/ EMBOSSED ON BASE BOTTOM: 'LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED ON CARTON'/ PRINTING ON BASE INCLUDES: 'RVC [LOGO]/ RADIOTRON/ MODEL/ UX-200-A/ DETECTOR/ FIL. VOLTS 5/ FIL. AMPS.25/ PLATE VOLTS 45/ (MAXIMUM)/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE RADIO VALVE CO./ OF CANADA, LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA/ PATENTED/ 1911/1912/ 1914/1915/1916/1917/1918/1919/1920/1921/1922/1923/1924/1925/1926/ RVC [LOGO]/R.V.C. 29'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ BLACK BASE/ BEIGE BOX WITH WINE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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RADIO VALVE CO. OF CANADA, Vacuum tube, circa 1926–1935, Artifact no. 1976.0523, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0523.001/

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