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- RCA-Victor Console Television Receiver, 1948 - This television was at the top of R.C.A.'s 1949 line. It sports a 16 inch screen described as "America's Sweet 16" in the company's advertising, when the standard screen was only 10 inches. Most importantly, the case could blend into the owner's Queen Anne style decor, with its hand rubbed walnut or mahogany finish. This model was also offered in Federal and Modern style cabinets.
- 1948
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RCA-Victor Console Television Receiver, 1948
This television was at the top of R.C.A.'s 1949 line. It sports a 16 inch screen described as "America's Sweet 16" in the company's advertising, when the standard screen was only 10 inches. Most importantly, the case could blend into the owner's Queen Anne style decor, with its hand rubbed walnut or mahogany finish. This model was also offered in Federal and Modern style cabinets.
- Symphonic Black and White 3" Television Receiver, Model TPS-5011 "MINNI," 1967 -
- 1967
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Symphonic Black and White 3" Television Receiver, Model TPS-5011 "MINNI," 1967
- Shortwave and Television Corporation 3" Mechanical Tabletop Television Receiver, 1930 - Hollis Baird I (1905-1990) was a mechanical television inventor and entrepreneur. In 1928 he helped found Shortwave and Television Laboratory, which sold radios and mechanical televisions and, beginning in April 1929, operated Boston's second experimental television station, W1WX/W1XAV. This Model 26/36 was sold as a kit or as a finished set; it would also have been connected to a radio receiver. Viewers watched speeches and musical programs through a 3" screen.
- 1930
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Shortwave and Television Corporation 3" Mechanical Tabletop Television Receiver, 1930
Hollis Baird I (1905-1990) was a mechanical television inventor and entrepreneur. In 1928 he helped found Shortwave and Television Laboratory, which sold radios and mechanical televisions and, beginning in April 1929, operated Boston's second experimental television station, W1WX/W1XAV. This Model 26/36 was sold as a kit or as a finished set; it would also have been connected to a radio receiver. Viewers watched speeches and musical programs through a 3" screen.
- RCA "Chalfont" Console Television Receiver, 1956 -
- 1956
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RCA "Chalfont" Console Television Receiver, 1956
- RCA Projection Television with AM-FM Radio Receiver, Model 648PTK, 1946-1947 -
- 1946-1947
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RCA Projection Television with AM-FM Radio Receiver, Model 648PTK, 1946-1947
- Jenkins Laboratories Mechanical Scanning Television Receiver Amateur Kit, circa 1928 - In 1925, Charles Francis Jenkins became the first American to demonstrate mechanical scanning television. This is the only Jenkins Laboratories Radiovisor Kit known to survive. Radio amateurs could build this kit to view nightly "radiovision" broadcasts originating from Jenkins' experimental television station, W3XK, near Washington, D.C. Jenkins's broadcasts consisted of silhouette puppet shows -- crude by today's standards, but pioneering nonetheless.
- circa 1928
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Jenkins Laboratories Mechanical Scanning Television Receiver Amateur Kit, circa 1928
In 1925, Charles Francis Jenkins became the first American to demonstrate mechanical scanning television. This is the only Jenkins Laboratories Radiovisor Kit known to survive. Radio amateurs could build this kit to view nightly "radiovision" broadcasts originating from Jenkins' experimental television station, W3XK, near Washington, D.C. Jenkins's broadcasts consisted of silhouette puppet shows -- crude by today's standards, but pioneering nonetheless.
- GE 4" Mechanical Tabletop Television Receiver, "Octagon" Model, 1928 - This television operates according to scanning-disc technology. In 1928, GE's television division was directed by Ernst Alexanderson, who divided his career between General Electric and RCA, serving as the latter's first chief engineer. The first home television was made in his Schenectady, New York, house in 1927, and Alexanderson continued to work on various television systems until the early 1950s.
- 1928
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GE 4" Mechanical Tabletop Television Receiver, "Octagon" Model, 1928
This television operates according to scanning-disc technology. In 1928, GE's television division was directed by Ernst Alexanderson, who divided his career between General Electric and RCA, serving as the latter's first chief engineer. The first home television was made in his Schenectady, New York, house in 1927, and Alexanderson continued to work on various television systems until the early 1950s.
- Jenkins Mechanical Scanning Tabletop RadiovisorTelevision Receiver RK-1 Kit, circa 1931 - Television innovator Charles Frances Jenkins developed mechanical television projectors and receivers like this one as early as the 1920s. Mechanical television works by scanning images with a spinning disk and sending the data via radio waves; the spinning disks of the projectors and receivers must be synchronized. This kit receiver was marketed to radio amateurs. At its height, Jenkins's station in Washington, D.C., broadcasted to several hundred "radiovisor" owners.
- circa 1931
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Jenkins Mechanical Scanning Tabletop RadiovisorTelevision Receiver RK-1 Kit, circa 1931
Television innovator Charles Frances Jenkins developed mechanical television projectors and receivers like this one as early as the 1920s. Mechanical television works by scanning images with a spinning disk and sending the data via radio waves; the spinning disks of the projectors and receivers must be synchronized. This kit receiver was marketed to radio amateurs. At its height, Jenkins's station in Washington, D.C., broadcasted to several hundred "radiovisor" owners.
- Philco Television Receiver Chassis Display, 1954 -
- 1954
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Philco Television Receiver Chassis Display, 1954
- RCA Experimental Mechanical Console Television Receiver, 1929-1930 - This experimental television was developed by RCA to explore the potential of mechanical scanning technology. No retail units were produced. Housed in the console cabinet for the 1929 RCA RE-45 Radio/Electrola, its case was intended to house a radio and phonograph; in its television form, the hinged lid allowed for easy access to the Nipkow disk and motors.
- 1929-1930
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RCA Experimental Mechanical Console Television Receiver, 1929-1930
This experimental television was developed by RCA to explore the potential of mechanical scanning technology. No retail units were produced. Housed in the console cabinet for the 1929 RCA RE-45 Radio/Electrola, its case was intended to house a radio and phonograph; in its television form, the hinged lid allowed for easy access to the Nipkow disk and motors.