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General Electric Television 806

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General Electric Television 806

Category

Communication

Classification

CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Communication - Telecommunication T&E - Telecommunication Devices - Television

Object Origin
Manufacturer:

General Electric Company

Date Manufactured:

c. 1949

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: General Electric television receiver with a brown wooden shell. Object is rectangular and sits horizontally. Front of the object has a screen behind glass. Text is printed above the screen. Below the screen is a brass-colored control pannel. There are four (4) black knobs, two (2) located at each side. There are vent slots at the center of tte panel, between the two (2) sets of knobs.

Marks: "GENERAL GE ELECTRIC"

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 16 in, Width: 13.5 in, Depth: 21 in
    Weight: 47 lbs

Credit

Gift of Herbert L. and Norma Brown, 1997.5

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General Electric Television 806

About: General Electric Television 806

About: General Electric Television 806

The General Electric Television 806, released in 1949, was one of the first affordable color televisions in the U.S. It featured a 10-inch color screen and used the NTSC color system, which became the standard for color TV broadcasting in America. This model helped make color TV more accessible to the public and played a key role in the shift from black-and-white to color, increasing the popularity of color broadcasts in the 1950s.

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