General Information

Serial #

1001

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY, BACK PANEL & SCREEN SURROUND/ SYNTHETIC HANDLE, CORD & DIALS/ GLASS SCREEN

Dimensions

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

Length

39.0 cm

Width

37.0 cm

Height

34.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RCA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1958 THROUGH 1960'S

Canada

MADE & USED IN CANADA

Function

TO RECEIVE VHF TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNALS AND CONVERT THEM INTO BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED SOUND

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TIME PERIOD WHEN TV CIRCUITRY WAS BEING SIMPLIFIED/ PART PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CIRCUITRY AND PART HARD-WIRED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S LABEL: 'MODEL 14PT803/ SERIAL NO. 1001/ AMPS 1.5/ VOLTS 105/125CYCLES 60/ MADE IN CANADA/ RCA VICTOR COMPANY LTD./ MONTREAL CANADA'/ PRINTED ON BACK PANEL: 'THIS COVER IS PROVIDED WITH/ AN INTERLOCK FOR PROTECTION/ AGAINST DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL/SHOCK. DO NOT DEFEAT ITS PUR-/POSE. ALWAYS REMOVE CORD/ COMPLETELY FOR SERVICING'/ CSA APPROVED STICKER/ ON PLATE: 'VHF'/ NUMBERS '2' TO '13' ON DIAL/ EMBOSSED BELOW SCREEN: 'RCA Victor [LOGO]'

Missing

ONE RABBIT EAR (BUILT IN)

Finish

WINE BODY & BACK PANEL/ BLACK TOP HANDLE/ GOLD FRAME AROUND SCREEN/ GREENISH SCREEN

Decoration

LOGO ON FRAME BELOW SCREEN/ RIBBED DIALS/ HORIZONTAL ROWS OF OPENINGS ON TOP AT REAR/ BACK PANEL PERFORATED WITH SMALL HOLES