RCA "Chalfont" Console Television Receiver, 1956
THF157164 / RCA "Chalfont" Console Television Receiver, 1956
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Television receiver
Date Made
1956
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
96.5.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Lucille H. Roberts.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Cloth
Plastic
Glass (Material)
Cardboard
Dimensions
Height: 38.5 in
Width: 21.5 in
Length: 28.25 in
Inscriptions
On front on applied metal script: RCA Victor/ Deluxe
On channel indicator drum at top: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
In black on fold-down door beneath screen: HORIZ. HOLD/ BRIGHTNESS/ VERT. HOLD/ TONE/ TV/ PH/ PRINTED IN U.S.A./ 933385-1
On yellow sticker on fold-down door: RCA/ RCA VICTOR/ TELEVISION/ FACTORY SERVICE/ CALL/ Texas/ 4-4100
Stamped on back panel: .../ Golden Throat/...
Stamped on back panel: RCA VICTOR/ VICTOR/.../ MODEL 21-0-647/ SERIAL NO./ MARKED ON BACK/ OF TELEVISION CHASSIS/.../ MADE IN U.S.A./ RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA/ RCA VICTOR TELEVISION DIVISION/ CAMDEN 2, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A.
Stamped on back in white lettering within black arrow indicating jack at bottom of back: NOW YOU CAN PLAY ALL YOUR/ RECORDS THROUGH/ THIS INSTRUMENT/ PLUG A/ VICTROLA/ AUTOMATIC/ RECORD CHANGER/ IN THIS/ PHONO JACK
Inside back: [schematic]
On tube: RCA/ SERIAL NO. 54841/ TUBE TYPE 190169
Stamped on tube platform, inside back: KC597D/ 541L3/ RVB 274
Along row at bottom: WIDTH/ HEIGHT/ H DRIVE/ SYNCH STAB/ AGC/ PHONO
Stamped on part: 971295-1/ KRK22H/ 541L3/ RVB274
On back panel along bottom: WIDTH/ HEIGHT/ V-LIN./ H-DRIVE/ SYNC/ AGC.
On dial on side: CHANNEL TUNING/ OFF-VOLUME/ CONTRAST
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