Object Details
- RCA Corporation
- Description (Brief)
- From 1939 to 1941, about 7,000 television sets were sold. This new technology was out of reach for most Americans as sets ranged from $200 to $600. Television broadcasts were limited to a few large cities such as New York and Los Angeles; they became available across the country only after World War II. This early set, serial number 32, was used for limited, experimental service in the New York area.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- from Col. Frank E. Mason
- 1939
- ID Number
- EM.326100
- catalog number
- 326100
- accession number
- 258911
- model number
- TRK-12
- serial number
- 32
- Object Name
- television receiver
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- glass (part material)
- metal (part material)
- plastic (part material)
- Measurements
- overall: 40 3/4 in x 34 1/2 in x 20 1/2 in; 103.505 cm x 87.63 cm x 52.07 cm
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Communications
- 1939 exhibit
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Television
- Record ID
- nmah_1096721
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-f515-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
