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OBJECT TYPE: GERMANIUM
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0275.001

MANUFACTURER: GE
MODEL: 1N35
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.3 METAL& BAKELITE MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID-STATE DEVICES ASSEMBLED BY THE DONOR AND HIS FATHER DURING THEIR CAREERS AS ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. (REF. 1)
Function: TO PERMIT THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY ON ONE DIRECTION ONLY.
Technical: 3 GERMANIUM DIODES IN BAKELITE CASES. PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID STATE DEVICES WHICH SHOW THE EVOLUTION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM 1930S TO 1970S. (REF. 1) EARLY DIODES USED GERMANIUM AS COMMERCIAL, SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL: LARGELY REPLACED BY SILICON. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.3 Text is very worn on all, which are presumed to be identical: marked "GE"; possibly marked "1N35".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: .1-.3 SILVER METAL ENDCAPS & PIGTAIL LEADS; BROWN BAKELITE CASES.
Decoration: N/A

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GE, Diode, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0275, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0275.001/

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