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
More Information
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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