Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: BEAM POWER AMPLIFIER
DATE: 1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0267.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 1Q5GT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUBE: GLASS; METAL; SYNTHETIC/ CARTON: CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 3.2 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940'S & 1950'S
Canada: DISTRIBUTED & PROBABLY MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED IN AN AMPLIFIER IN THE POWER OUTPUT STAGE OF BATTERY OPERATED RADIO RECEIVERS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TUBE: ON GLASS- '1Q5/ GT'/ PRINTED ON SHELL: 'MADE FOR/ WESTINGHOUSE/ 2B'/ MOULDED IN BASE: 'LICENSED ONLY TO EXTENT INDICATED ON CARTON'/ CARTON: PRINTING INCLUDES- 'Westinghouse/ Radio Tube/ For/ BETTER/ RECEPTION/ 1Q5GT/ GUARANTEE/ The Canadian Westinghouse Company guarantees this Tube/.../ TRADE MARKREGISTERED/ PATENTED 1929-1946 INCLUSIVE.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TUBE: UNCOLOURED GLASS/ SHELL: BLACK WITH WHITE PRINTING/ CARTON: ORANGE & BLUE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Vacuum tube, after 1946, Artifact no. 1994.0267, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0267.001/

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