Monitor, Television
Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation
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| Nom de l'objet : | Monitor, Television |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Tools & Equipment for Communication |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Other T&E for Communication |
| Matériaux : | Wood Metal Plastic |
| Numéro de catalogue : | HF.99.14.1 |
| Numéro d'accession : | HF.99.14.1 |
| Date de début de production : | c.1953 |
| Description : | Floor model television with built in radio and record player enclosed in compartment behind doors under screen ; glass screen (52.5 x 49) almost rectangular with rounded corners; two knobs immediately beneath screen; beside proper right knob a lever which can be pointed at T, R, or P; proper right knob divided into 12 sections, numbers 1-12 visible; on reverse cone shaped picture tube protrudes; on proper left a silver and black colored knob, divided into 12 sections (1-12) with VHF on right and UHF on left beside knob; below screen a rectangular slide out drawer, inside a gold toned record player, with brown covered turn table and brown plastic needle arm; to side of turn table a lateral dial "REJ ON OFF" with a triangular lever; at opposite corner a similar set up with "33 78 45 (triangle)" on switch; directly below screen center a flip down door exposes four small dials, reverse on door "Admiral TV Tuning Instructions/ Follow STEPS 1 2 3 4 AND 5 IN ORDER..," continues with illustrated instructions; reverse of unit in black "CHASSIS NO. 19D2X/V.A.C AMP. 2.4 25 OR 60 CYCLE/ SERIAL NO. 380369/ Canadian Admiral Corporation/ Port Credit, ONT (corner of label missing) |
| Commentaires : | Donor recounted that this television set was the first set on Prince Edward Island. It was presented to Mr. Arthur P. Arsenault in 1953 as first prize in the Hudson Sales contest. When Mr. Aresenault first received the television, reception in Charlottetown was practically nil. The Admiral Corporation was founded in 1934 by Ross David Siragusa as the Continental Radio and Television Corporation. Siragusa had sold his automobile and most of him home furnishings and invested $3,400 in his new company for the purpose of manufacturing radios. The company was a quick success. Within two years, the company's sales exceeded $2 Million, and by 1939 revenues topped $9 million. In December 1940 the company was incorporated in Delaware as the Admiral Corporation. The 1940's and early 1950's were among the best years for Admiral. |
| Hauteur : | 94 |
| Largeur : | 59 |
| Profondeur : | 53 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | Centimetre |
| Translittération de l'inscription : | Reverse of unit in black "CHASSIS NO. 19D2X/V.A.C AMP. 2.4 25 OR 60 CYCLE/ SERIAL NO. 380369/ Canadian Admiral Corporation/ Port Credit, ONT (corner of label missing) |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Charlottetown |
| Province de l'établissement : | Prince Edward Island |
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