RCA "Two Thousand" Color Television Console, 1969
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Artifact Overview
The Two Thousand was a high-end, state-of-the-art television receiver. With a modern -- but not futuristic -- design, it was an attractive, radical departure compared to the typical console model of the day. When it debuted in 1969, advertising welcomed "2000 people with $2000 to leap into the year 2000." The set arrived with an attached plaque inscribed with the owner's name.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Television receiver
Date Made
1969
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
99.25.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Plastic
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 29.75 in
Width: 20.5 in
Length: 52 in
Inscriptions
On control panel at right of screen: TRANS VISTA COLOR/ Signal Sensor
On toggle buttons: On Off/ VHF/ UHF
On control panel behind door: VHF/ Channel Programmer/ Off On/ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13/ UHF
Above knobs: Volume/ Color/ Bright/ Tint
On control panel door: RCA
On plate beneath control panel: RCA/ 2000/ Limited Edition/ Crafted Expressly for/ Mr. & Mrs./ PAUL CHOSID
Above knobs at bottom of control panel: Sharp/ Contrast/ Tone/ Vert/ Horiz/ UHF/ Sensing
On back panel: A PRODUCT OF RCA/ RCA CORPORATION/ CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DIVISION/ INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA/.../ 1407820
In white along bottom of back panel: MASTER OFF/ ON/ IF RECEIVER DOES/ NOT OPERATE/ PRESS RESET BUTTON/ NORM/ HIGH/ RED GREEN BLUE/ SCREEN/ AFT CENTER/ FREQUENCY/ PUSH-NORMAL/ PULL TO OFFSET/ NOISE/ BRIGHTNESS LIMITER/ KINE BIAS/ RED GREEN BLUE/ DRIVE/ PUSH/ PULL/ SET-UP SWITCH/ VERT HEIGHT/ IN-NORMAL/ MID-RASTER/ OUT-SERVICE
Imprinted on panel inside back: OFF/ ON/ NORM/ HIGH/ SCREENS/ NOISE/ BRIGHT LIM./ KINE BIAS/ DRIVES/ NORM BIAS/ SERVS/ VERT. HEIGHT/ 1433982 2 14/ FOCUS
Stamped on panel: RVB 274/ 9454:40/ 3CTC47 A
On yellow tag: NOTICE/ Press red button to reset circuit/ breaker before calling serviceman./ This overload device protects your/ "Transvista"® chassis from a/ momentary surge./.../
On remote: RCA/ ON OFF/ VHF/ UHF/ Vol/ Color/ Tint
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