Receiver, television

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OBJECT TYPE: B&W/FLOOR
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0019.001

MANUFACTURER: Zenith Radio Corp.
MODEL: FLASH-MATIC
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CABINET/ METAL FRAME AROUND SCREEN/ GLASS SCREEN/ FABRIC COVER OVER SPEAKER/ PARTICLE BOARD BACK PANEL/ METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 69.0 cm
Width: 57.5 cm
Height: 96.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Television
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Zenith
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1962 TO LATE 1970s
Canada: USED IN CANADA AND AVAILABLE HERE
Function: TO RECEIVE STANDARD TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNALS ON CHANNELS 2 TO 13 AND CONVERT THEM INTO BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED SOUND
Technical: ONE OF THE EARLIEST EXAMPLES OF A WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL SET/ THERE WERE A NUMBER OF WIRED REMOTE CONTROLS AT THAT TIME.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON BACK PANEL: 'ZENITH ROYAL "X" CHASSIS/ CONTROL CHASSIS/ AUTO MANUAL/ DISCONNECT BUILT IN/ ANTENNA WIRE FROM TERMINAL/ BOARD BEFORE CONNECTING/ OUTSIDE ANTENNA/ TO SERVICE TUBES REMOVE/ BACK COMPLETELY/ CAUTION/THIS CABINET BACK IS EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY INTERLOCK TO/ PREVENT DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL/ SHOCK/ DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT ITS PURPOSE/ IMPORTANT/ FOR BEST RESULTS REPLACE/ ONLY WITH A GENUINE/ RAULAND OR ZENITH/ PICTURE TUBE/ X2264RQ/ 260 WATTS/ 117V 60 CYCLE'/ ON FRONT: 'ZENITH'/ 'FLASH-MATIC [3 TIMES]'/ 'FOCUS/ VERT-HEIGHT/ BRIGHTNESS'
Missing: N/A
Finish: SIMULATED WOOD PATTERN FINISH ON CABINET/ GOLD TRIM ON METAL SCREEN SURROUND/ GOLD & BLACK WOVEN SPEAKER COVER
Decoration: NARROW GOLD COLOURED RODS IN GRID PATTERN OVER SPEAKER COVER/ MOLDING AROUND FRONT EDGES OF CABINET/CURVED SKIRT PIECE ON FRONT/ INCISED LINES ALONG FRONT & TOP OF SIDES/ GOLD COLOURED DECORATIVE CORNER PIECES AROUND SCREEN/ CUT OFF OVAL GLASS SECTION IN FRONT OF SCREEN

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Zenith Radio Corp., Receiver, television, circa 1955, Artifact no. 1990.0019, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1990.0019.001/

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