Receiver, television

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OBJECT TYPE: B&W/TABLE/14 IN./VHF
DATE: 1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0975.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Corp. of America
MODEL: 8-T-270
LOCATION: Camden, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: A557092
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET/ GLASS SCREEN & COVER/ METAL SCREEN FRAME, CHASSIS & TUBE COVER/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & CORD/ FIBREBOARD BACK

Dimensions

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

Length: 62.0 cm
Width: 57.0 cm
Height: 57.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Camden

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960'S & 1970'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE AND SHOW BLACK & WHITE VHF TELEVISION IMAGES WITH ACCOMPANYING AUDIO.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY TV SET WITH ROUND METAL BACKED TUBE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'VICTOR/ VICTOR/ RCA[LOGO]/ TRADEMARK REG. U.S. PAT.OFF/MARCAS REGISTRADAS/ SEE LICENSE NOTICE INSIDE CABINET/ MODEL 8-T-270/ CHASSIS KCS29/ SERIAL NO./ A557092/ VOLTS 115 CYCLES 60 WATTS 285/ RADIO CORPORATIONOFAMERICA/ RCA VICTOR DIVISION CAMDEN, N.J. U.S.A./ MADE IN U.S.A. 933713-1'/ ENGRAVED ON LOWER BACK: 'HEIGHT/ FOCUS/ VERTICAL LINEARITY/ HORIZONTAL LOCKING RANGE/ VIDEO/ HORIZONTAL DRIVE/ VERTICAL CENTERING/ HORIZONTAL LINEARITY/ HORIZONTAL CENTERING'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BACK: 'BKXY 99.00'/ FRONT: 'RCA Victor' 'VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL' 'BRIGHTNESS/PICTURE' 'TONE/OFF-ON SOUND' 'FINE TUNING/ STATION SELECTION' DIAL '2' TO '13'
Missing: N/A
Finish: VARNISHED CABINET/ BROWN KNOBS WITH GOLD TRIM/ GOLD COLOURED SCREEN FRAME
Decoration: MFR'S LOGO BELOW SCREEN/ DECORATIVE SCREEN FRAME ATTACH- MENT ON TOP OF FRAME

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Radio Corp. of America, Receiver, television, 1949, Artifact no. 1987.0975, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0975.001/

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