Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: PENTAGRID CONVERTER/HEPTODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0233.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA
MODEL: 5915
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: 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: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: ONE OF COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES USED BY DONOR FOR HIS PART-TIME HOBBY OF ELECTRONICS SERVICING (DONOR'S HISTORY IN 1999.0217 SUPP. INFO.)
Function: MINIATURE TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED AS CONVERTER IN SUPERHETERODYNE CIRCUITS IN BOTH STANDARD BROADCAST & FM BANDS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL VERSION OF PENTAGRID CONVERTER, EQUIVALENT TO COMMERCIAL 6BE6.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "U.S.A./ 5915" & "02F"; RED LETTERING READS "MADE IN U.S.A. FOR/ HEWLETT PACKARD/ 63-43 By RCA"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "GE [LOGO]/ 5915" & "TESTED AT FACTORY/ FOR YOUR PROTECTION"; BLACK LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "GE [LOGO]/ Electronic [SCRIPT]/ tube", "Progress Is Our/ Most Important Product/ Distributed by/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ Printed in Canada"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS; BLACK INTERIOR PARTS/.2 RED & GREY BOX
Decoration: N/A

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