Artifact Details

Title

Raytheon transistor in lucite

Catalog Number

102692298

Type

Physical object

Description

Object consists of a Raytheon transistor embedded in a block of lucite. Printed in lucite is "ON June 23, |1954 RAYTHEON PRODUCED | ITS MILLIONTH TRANSISTOR", "RAYTHEON, Excellence in Electronics".

Manufacturer

Raytheon Company

Identifying Numbers

Other number 313 On back of transistor
Other number CK718 On top of transistor

Dimensions

overall: 1 in x 2 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in

Category

Ephemera/Commemorative item/Paperweight

Credit

Gift of Jeff Thommen

Lot Number

X4210.2008