Television Monitor Control Unit, Used by WWJ-TV, circa 1950

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Monitor (Data processing equipment)

Date Made

circa 1950

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

53.15.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Detroit News, WWJ-TV.

Material

Metal

Color

Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 53.75 in
Width: 30 in
Length: 36 in

Inscriptions

on data plate: ALLEN B. DUMONT LABS, INC. / 2 MAIN AVENUE, PASSAIC, N.J. U.S.A. / TYPE NO. 453A / SER. NO. 210 / PATS PEND. on data plate: ALLEN B. DUMONT LABS, INC. / 2 MAIN AVENUE, PASSAIC, N.J. U.S.A. / TYPE NO. 452 / SER. NO. 203 / PATS PEND.
Television Monitor Control Unit, Used by WWJ-TV, circa 1950