Television receiver, General Electric, Model 21C134, 1957
Description
Serial # W-109 J-153.
Historical note
By the mid-1950s, the market for televisions in the U.S. had become saturated, and ad campaigns promoted the idea that one television per household was not enough. A magazine ad c. 1956 describes this GE unit as a “hospitality” television that “rolls anywhere for ‘wherever you are TV fun.’”
Accession number
1991.110.0001
Artist(s) / maker(s)
General Electric
Dimensions
31.5 x 27.5 x 24
Material
Glass, plastic, wood
Donor credit
Museum purchase
Location
On view in Behind the Screen
Television receiver, General Electric, Model 21C134, 1957
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