Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: GLOW DISCHARGE VOLTAGE REFERENCE/DIODE/MINIATURE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0643.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse
MODEL: 5651 WM
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: .1 GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL PARTS; SYNTHETIC BASE/.2 CARDBOARD BOX

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: 5.3 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: Westinghouse
Country: Unknown
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. MFD. AND/OR DISTRIBUTED BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD., HAMILTON, ON.
Function: VACUUM TUBE USED AS VOLTAGE REFERENCE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MINIATURE GLOW DISCHARGE DIODE VOLTAGE REFERENCE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "5651/ WM"; YELLOW LETTERING ON TUBE READS "W[LOGO]/ Westinghouse" & "6 1 3/ C"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "Westinghouse/ 5651"; BLACK, WHITE & GOLD LETTERING ON SIDES READING "Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC TUBE/ Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited/ HAMILTON, CANADA", "you can be sure...if it's/ Westinghouse", "Printed in Canada"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 DARK GLASS; BLACK BASE/.2 BLACK, WHITE & GOLD EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 GOLD "W" LOGO ON SIDES & END

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Westinghouse, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0643, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0643.001/

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