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OBJECT TYPE: DELAY RELAY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0724.001

MANUFACTURER: Amperite Co.
MODEL: 6N060
LOCATION: New York, New York, 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; 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: 3.2 cm
Height: 7.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Amperite
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

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: VACCUM TUBE USED AS THERMOSTATIC DELAY RELAY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DELAY RELAY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE TOP READS "AMPERITE/ 6N060/RELAY"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "6N060/ DELAY/ RELAY"; ON BOX FLAP "AMPERITE CO./ 561 BROADWAY/ NEW YORK 12, N.Y."; WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "DELAY/ RELAY/ AMPERITE [LOGO]/ Made in U.S.A./ Printed in U.S.A"; "AMPERITE/ DELAY RELAYS ARE/ COMPENSATED FOR/ AMBIENT TEMPERATURE/ COMPACT LIGHT/ RUGGED DEPENDABLE/ MANUFACTURED UNDER/ PATENTS OF/ AMPERITE/ HERMETICALLY SEALED -/ NOT AFFECTED BY ALTI-/ TUDE, MOISTURE OR/ OTHER CLIMATE CHANGES/ EXPLOSION PROOF", "Base Wiring: Heater-/ Prongs 2-3/ Contacts-/ Prongs 5-7"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; BLACK BASE; METALLIC PINS/.2 RED & BLACK EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 AMPERITE LOGO ON 2 SIDES & END OF BOX

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Amperite Co., Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0724, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0724.001/

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