Shortwave and Television Corporation 3" Mechanical Tabletop Television Receiver, 1930
THF93774 / Shortwave and Television Corporation 3" Mechanical Tabletop Television Receiver, 1930
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Artifact Overview
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.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Television receiver
Date Made
1930
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
39.554.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gitf of Louis F. Dienst.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Mahogany (Wood)
Composite material
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 17.25 in
Length: 23.5 in
Inscriptions
Inside center of hinged lid, gold decal: SHORTWAVE AND TELEVISION CORPORATION/ BAIRD/ etc./ BOSTON, MASS.
At the rear inside is a plate marked: SHORTWAVE AND TELEVISION CORPORATION /
[ left side:] BOSTON / 70 BROOKLINE / AVENUE / SERIAL NO. / 12209
[center has logo of man holding globe flanked by transmitting towers, with Baird above him in script and W1XAU - W1XG below}
[right side:] MASS / TELEVISION / STATION / W1XAU / PATENTS / PENDING
Inter rear right or center on metal cover, script label: Baird
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