• Year
  • 1950/1951
perfect model
  • Category
  • Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 123755
    • alternative name: Emerson Television

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 688 or 688 Series B - Emerson Radio & Phonograph
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Notes
  • 19 " b/w TV, US standard VHF tuner, mahogany.

    The models in ads often don't carry the suffix B. On a folder (in green) we find part of this family of TV receivers with "rectangular" screens (684, 685 above) plus a 14" 662 table model (bakelite, not shown is the 664 console 12") with Simplimatic Tuning, Built-in-Antenna as value leader, followed by the three 17" table models 676, 680 and 696 plus 17" consoles 686, 687; 19" console 688, 689 and 690 plus 20" consoles 692, 693 and 694. See also SAMS #148 with 676F, 681F, 686F, 686L, 687F, 687L, 696F and 696L plus SAMS #131 for 660B, 664B and 673B with chassis 120133-B. And for the year before the models TBD, 663 14" tabletop; model 666 with 16" as TV-AM-FM-phono receiver and model 669 with 19".

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert
  • Author
  • Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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