General Information

Serial #

R234645

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BAKELITE CABINET, METAL, SYNTHETIC, GLASS & PROBABLY RUBBER PTS

Dimensions

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

Length

53.0 cm

Width

29.0 cm

Height

37.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

USED FROM 1949, NOT KNOWN FOR HOW LONG

Canada

ONE OF THE 1ST 100 TELEVISIONS MADE IN CANADA/ DONOR'S HUSBAND WAS AN ENGINEER WITH CGE & WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ONE OF THE 1ST SETS PRODUCED AT THE ROYCE WORKS OF CGE/ TV SALES IN CANADA WERE TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY 1952, WITH CANADIAN TV STATIONS COMING ON THE AIR IN THE EARLY 1950'S

Function

TO RECEIVE STANDARD BLACK & WHITE, CHANNEL 2-13 BROADCASTS USING NTSC SYSTEM

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE ON BACK 'GENERAL [GE LOGO] ELECTRIC/ TELEVISION RECEIVER/ VOLTS 115 WATTS 15/ MODEL C2505 CYCLES 25/ CSA APPROVAL NO. 9703/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO - CANADA'/ STAMPED ON BACK 'R 234645'/ STICKER RUNNING BELOW VARIOUS ADJUSTMENTS 'HOR. HOLD/ HOR. DRIVE', 'THERMAL/ CUTOUT', 'COARSE/ FOCUS', 'VERT./ SIZE', 'VERT./ LIN.'/ ANOTHER STICKER 'H. LIN./ H. SIZE'

Missing

FEET

Finish

MOTTLED DARKBROWN CABINET, METALLIC GOLD COLOUR FRONT PLATE, DARK BROWN KNOBS, PALE GREEN EDGE AROUND SCREEN

Decoration

N/A