Magnetron [NT98]

Object detail

Accession number

F1718.2004

Production period

1940s

Description

Magnetron, early British Admiralty Pattern (A.P. W2510) dating to the early 1940s. Black, metal, circular section with metal disc fins with two outer sealed sections. Two tubes emerge from the top of the sealed portion. Each tube has a glass bulb on its end with a rod in the centre and copper wires joined with connector pins. At the bottom, through the fins is a pipe with glass bulb with metal rod in the centre.

Marks

NT 98 A.P.W. 2510 Printed
Serl. No. S1004 Serial Number
152A Stamped

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Glass
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass
Processed Material/Metal/Copper

Credit Line

Magnetron [NT98], F1718.2004. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Tube, Electrical Tube, Vacuum Magnetron Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Electrical & Magnetic T&E Electrical System Components

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

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Circle Fashion accessory Auto part Font Composite material Camera accessory Metal Magenta Cylinder

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