GE Console Television, Model HM-225, 1939
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Artifact Overview
1939 was a year of "firsts" in television. Introduced to the mass public at the 1939 World's Fair, Roosevelt's presidential speech at the opening ceremony was the first to be televised. The HM-225 was among examples exhibited in General Electric's pavilion at the Fair. Its art deco inspired case demonstrated the how new technology could be integrated into domestic space.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Television receiver
Date Made
1939
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
73.16.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Veneer
Glass (Material)
Cloth
Plastic
Dimensions
Height: 41 in
Width: 18 in
Length: 29 in
Inscriptions
On front control panel at center: TELEVISION/ GENERAL ELECTRIC
On front control panel buttons: OFF/ 1 2 3 4 5
Above control knobs on front in gold ink: TONE/ VOLUME/ TUNING/ FOCUS/ CONTRAST/ BRIGHTNESS
On label at center of back panel: GENERAL ELECTRIC/ LOCATION OF TUNES/ [schematic]/ GE TELEVISION HM-225/.../ U.S. PATENTS/ 1403932/.../ 2137039/.../ MANUFACTURED BY/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Alongside label: MADE IN U.S.A.
On label at top of each hole in row of seven on back panel: VERTICAL SIZE/ VERTICAL LINEARITY/ VERTICAL SPEED/ HORIZONTAL DAMPING/ HORIZONTAL SPEED/ HORIZONTAL LINEARITY/ HORIZONTAL SIZE
Stamped on metal frame inside back: 2462
Handwritten on interior side of chassis on left side, upside down, in chalk: 65
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