RCA Victor Brand "Rockingham" Television Receiver, 1952

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Television receiver

Date Made

1952

Location

at Greenfield Village in Jackson Home

Object ID

2024.223.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Plastic
Fiberboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Brown (Color)
Gray (Color)
Gold (Color)
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 40 in
Width: 28 in
Length: 26 in

Inscriptions

on front of receiver: RCA Victor on label on back: This is to Certify / that this instrument / has the acoustical / balance to produce / the tone of the / "golden throat" / This is to Certify / that this instrument / is equipped with the / RCA VICTOR / Eye Witness / Picture Synchronizer / D. D. Cole / Chief Engineer, Home Instrument Department on label on back: RCA VICTOR / [...] / Model 21T178 / Serial No. [SEE LABEL ON REAR / OF TELEVISION CHASSIS / VOLTS / 115 AC / CYCLES / 60 / WATTS / 300 / [...] / MADE IN U. S. A. / RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA / RCA VICTOR DIVISION / CAMDEN, N. J., U. S. A. / 933069-13 on label at bottom rear of chassis: SERIAL NO. / A5161053
RCA Victor Brand "Rockingham" Television Receiver, 1952