Television history :: Can You Hear Me? Now? :: museum exhibition of sound communication artifacts
Benton County Historical Society, Philomath, Oregon
Can You Hear Me? Now? online exhibition of sound communication technology Can You Hear Me? Now? museum exhibition of sound communication artifacts Benton County Historical Society, Philomath, Oregon, USA
Televisions  
1939 General Electric television Model HM-225
H1982-018-0008

Console Television
General Electric Model HM-225
1939

General Electric operated a television station that broadcast the first programs received at home. The company included this early model television in an exhibit of their products at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Hoffman "Easy Vision" tv being cleaned for museum exhibition
1997-018.0002

"Easy Vision" Television
Hoffman

Late 1940s to early 1950s
Crosley Portable Television, 1949
2003-093.0004

Portable Television
Crosley Company
1949

The Crosley Company, which produced low-cost radios, began making televisions in 1948. They designed this set to resemble a suitcase to emphasize its portability.

Zenith tv, 1953
H1984-061-0001

Television
Zenith

Circa 1953
Motorola portable television
H1983-104-0001

Portable Television
Motorola
1973