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Westinghouse / RCA type UV201 "Radiotron" triode

Catalog Data

Maker:
Radio Corporation of America  Search this
Westinghouse Lamp Company  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 4 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 11.43 cm x 4.445 cm
Object Name:
triode
vacuum tube
Other Terms:
Electron Tube; Electron Tubes
Date made:
ca 1921
Description (Brief):
A 4-pin brass base shell with ceramic insulator, tipped S-shaped envelope. Stamped on envelope: old style RCA logo, Westinghouse logo; on base: "Radiotron / model UV-201 / Patented / Licensed for Amateur / or Experimental Use Only / Manufactured for / Radio Corporation / of America / by / Westinghouse Lamp Co. / U.S.A." References: Tyne, "Saga of the Vacuum Tube," pages 298, 309-315, 360; https://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_uv201a.html.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
from Susan Horle
ID Number:
EM.313983
Catalog number:
313983
Accession number:
195337
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3746-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_704331