Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TRANSMITTING/VHF
- DATE
- 1941–1946
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1074.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO.
- MODEL
- VT90
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- R8227
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.3 cm
- Width
- 3.8 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Radar
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NORTHERN ELECTRIC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII
- Canada
-
MADE IN CANADA FOR THE RAF/ DEVELOPED BY RESEARCH ENTERPRISES LIMITED, A MANUFACTURING OFFSHOOT OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL THAT MADE RADAR & RELATED EQUIPMENT DURING WW II. - Function
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USED AS A MICROWAVE OSCILLATOR AND A VHF TRANSMITTER IN AIRBORNE RADAR. IT WAS USED ON EXPERIMENTAL BRITISH AIRBORNE-INTERCEPTION (AI) & AIR-TO-SURFACE-VESSEL (ASV) RADARS. - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON METAL PORTION: 'MADE IN CANADA BY N.E. CO./ VT 90 10E/97/ SER. NO. R8227/ C/ [C WITH ARROW]/ D[?]'
- Missing
- TOP CAP
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ UNFINISHED METAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO., Vacuum tube, between 1941–1946, Artifact no. 1992.1074, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1074.001/
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