Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: LOW POWER AMP/DETECTOR/PEANUT
DATE: 1924–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1605.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: 215A
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ SYNTHETIC/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.2 cm
Width: 1.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED AS AN AUDIO & INTERMEDIATE-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER, DETECTOR OR OSCILLATOR
Technical: FIRST REALLY SMALL TUBE DEVELOPED IN THE USA/ THE FIRST TUBE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A MOULDED BASE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TUBE- PRINTED ON GLASS: 'U.S. N./ CW-38015'/ BOX - PRINTING ON LID INCLUDES: 'ONE/ Western Electric/ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT OFF/ No.215-A/ VACUUM TUBE/ MADE IN U.S.A./ LICENSED UNDER PATENTS MARKED/HEREON FOR USE ONLY FOR OTHER THAN/ COMMERCIAL OR TOLL PURPOSES'/ ON BOTTOM: '[?]AVY/ '[?]YPE CW-1344/ [?]5 1.00 TO 1.10/ [US AROUND ANCHOR]'
Missing: From CA of 05/07/1998 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
Finish: TUBE: UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH SILVER PRINTING; BLACK BASE/ BOX: NAVY WITH WHITE & ORANGE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric, Vacuum tube, circa 1924–1940, Artifact no. 1992.1605, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1605.001/

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