Western Electric 100 Kilowatt Water-Cooled Triode, Type 298A, circa 1939
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Artifact Overview
Vacuum tubes appear in older radios, televisions, amplifiers, computers, and other electronic devices. Their function: to amplify and strengthen weak electronic signals. Typical tubes are sealed glass bulbs evacuated of gas, allowing electron flow to be influenced by a cathode, plate and grid. This is a water-cooled version--a necessity to displace the intense heat generated by large, powerful tubes.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Vacuum tube
Date Made
circa 1939
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1366.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Copper alloy
Hard Rubber
Dimensions
Height: 50 in (vacuum tube)
Width: 7 in (vacuum tube)
Length: 10 in (vacuum tube)
Height: 13.25 in (storage box)
Width: 13 in (storage box)
Length: 66 in (storage box)
Inscriptions
Western Electric
U.S.A.
298A
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