Vacuum tube

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OBJECT TYPE: RF AMPLIFIER SHARP CUTOFF PENTODE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0681.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse
MODEL: 6265
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: 1.9 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: 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: MINIATURE TYPE VACUUM TUBE USED AS RF AMPLIFIER PARTICULARLY IN AC/DC RECEIVERS & IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT WHERE LOW HEATER-CURRENT DRAIN IS IMPORTANT; IT IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN HIGH-FREQUENCY WIDE-BAND APPLICATIONS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OFMILITARY-INDUSTRIAL VERSION OF SHARP-CUTOFF PENTODE, EQUIVALENT TO COMMERCIAL 6BH6.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON TUBE READS "6265/ U.S.A." & "Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC TUBE/ 1 0 9/ C"/.2 BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX END READS "Westinghouse/ 6265/ TUBE"; WHITE LETTERING ON OPPOSITE BOX END READS "Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC/ TUBE/ CANADIAN/ WESTINGHOUSE/ COMPANY LTD./ HAMILTON - CANADA"; BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON SIDES READS "Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC TUBE" & "YOU CAN BE SURE/...IF IT'S/ Westinghouse"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; METALLIC PINS /.2 BLUE & ORANGE EXTERIOR
Decoration: .2 2 NARROW WHITE STRIPES ON SIDES

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Westinghouse, Vacuum tube, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0681, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0681.001/

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