Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: HALF WAVE VACUUM RECTIFIER
DATE: 1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0605.001

MANUFACTURER: Marconi
MODEL: 117Z3
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL PINS & PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 1.8 cm
Height: 6.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES DONATED TO CSTM BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA.
Function: MINIATURE TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED IN POWER SUPPLY OF AC/DC BATTERY RADIO RECEIVER. HEATER IS DESIGNED FOR OPERATION DIRECTLY ACROSS 117 VOLT AC OR DC SUPPLY LINE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HALF-WAVE VACUUM RECTIFIER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE? LETTERING ON TUBE READS "117Z3"; WHITE LETTERING READS"MADE IN U.S.A."; RED LETTERING READS "Marconi [SCRIPT]/ RADIOTRON/ RVC [LOGO]/ ZX"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "MARCONI/ RVC [LOGO]/ RADIOTRON / 117Z3"; BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "MARCONI/ RVC [LOGO]/ CANADIAN MARCONI/ COMPANY/ RADIOTRON", "MARCONI/ RVC [LOGO]/ RADIOTRON/ THE RVC [LOGO] MONO-/ GRAM IS THE/ MARK OF UNEX-/ CELLED RADIO/ TUBE DESIGN/ AND EFFICIENCY"; BLACK LETTERING ON END FLAP READS "PATENTED/ 1935-1953/ INCLUSIVE"
Missing: .2 2 PIECES OF END FLAP DETACHED
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS/.2 RED & BLACK EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 JAGGED WHITE STRIPE; WHITE STYLIZED GLOBE

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Marconi, Vacuum tube, after 1953, Artifact no. 1998.0605, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0605.001/

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