Receiver, television

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OBJECT TYPE: B&W/TABLE/11 IN./VHF/ELECTRONIC
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0566.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: C2T7
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 0509160256
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cabinet is wooden with some plastic, glass scr een/cardboard back.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 51.5 cm
Width: 43.5 cm
Height: 47.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Television
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950's & '60's
Canada: Made and used in Canada
Function: Receives VHF only TV channels, 2 to 13.
Technical: Type sample, early canadian television.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate on rear of receiver bears following info.: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC/TELEVISION RECEIVER/MODEL C2T7 VOLTS 115/CYCLES 25-60 AMPS 114/CSA APPROVAL No. ____/CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD./TORONTO CANADA'/For transcript of additional markings please see Supp. Info. File.
Missing: Brightness control key
Finish: The cabinet is varnished oak veneer.
Decoration: General Electric is printed below the screen with the 'GE'insignia in gold letters.

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Receiver, television, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1985.0566, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0566.001/

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