Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: TRIODE-PENTODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0717.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA
MODEL: 6GE8
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 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: 2.1 cm
Height: 6.7 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: RCA
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: VACUUM TUBE USED AS PASSING & CONTROL TUBE FOR V.R. USE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MINIATURE TRIODE-PENTODE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 YELLOW LETTERING ON TUBE READS "6GE8"; GREY LETTERING READS "MADE IN U.S.A./ 7734"; WHITE LETTERING READS "RCA/ RADIOTRON/ ELECTRON/TUBE/ RCA [LOGO]" & "Q/ D/ XX8"/.2 RED & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "RCA/ 6GE8"; WHITE & BLACK "RCA/ Electron/ Tube/RCA Limited/ Electronic Components Division/ Montreal, Canada" & "RCA/ Lampe/ Electronique/ RCA Limitee/ Electronic Components Division/ Montreal, Canada"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS & TIP/.2 RED & WHIT EXTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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RCA, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0717, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0717.001/

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