Television history :: Can You Hear Me? Now? :: museum exhibition of sound communication artifacts
Televisions
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.
1997-018.0002
"Easy Vision" Television
Hoffman
Late 1940s to early 1950s
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.