Receiver, television

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OBJECT TYPE: B&W/TABLE/8 IN./VHF
DATE: 1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0076.001

MANUFACTURER: Motorola Inc.
MODEL: 9L1
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 348497
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET COVERED WITH FABRIC/ METAL CHASSIS, HARDWARE, WORKING PARTS & TRIM/ GLASS SCREEN & WORKING PARTS/ PAPER SPEAKER COVER/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS & WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.0 cm
Width: 44.0 cm
Height: 28.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Motorola
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1950'S
Canada: PROBABLY USED IN CANADA
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD B & W VHF TV BROADCAST SIGNALS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY TV SET MANUFACTURED SHORTLY AFTER 525 LINE TV STARTED TO BE BROADCAST AFTER SWW.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABELS ON BACK: 'Motorola */ MODEL 9L1/ [?]OV.A.C. 60 CYCLES 110 WATTS/ WARNING [?] place back of set closer than 1 inch to wall. Do not [?]assis to water pipe, radiator, or other ground./ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ PATENT NOTICE/ Manufactured under one or more of the following Motorola Inc./ United States Patents: 2,458,365, 2,458,366, 2,458,367, 2,458,368/ 2,459,638, D-152,266, D-152,267. Other U.S. and foreign patents/ pending./ This apparatus uses inventions of United States patents licensed/ by Radio Corp. of America. Patent numbers supplied upon request.'/ MOTOROLA INC./ 4545 W. AUGUSTA BLVD. CHICAGO 51, ILL.'/ 'Sales & Service/ ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES/ Elmer Filsinger/ Limited/ 50 Ontario St. S. Kitchener/ [?]'/ ON FRONT: 'Motorola'/ AROUND BACK CONTROLS: 'FOCUS' 'HOR-CENT' 'VERT-CENT' 'HOR-SIZE' 'VERT-SIZE' 'HOR-HOLD' 'VERT-HOLD' 'BRIGHTNESS'
Missing: FRONT COVER (?)/ ONE KNOB/ ONE KNOB OUTER RING/ ANTENNA
Finish: BROWN SHELLACED CABINET COVERING/ GOLD PAINTEDMETAL TRIM/ GOLD PAINTED SPEAKER COVER/ RUST & GOLD KNOBS
Decoration: FRONT PANEL/ SPEAKER COVER SIMULATED WOVEN PATTERN/ CURLICUE ON KNOBS & MOUNTED ON FRONT/ DECORATIVE MFR'S NAME/LOGO BELOW SCREEN.

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