Television Set Midget Cabinet

Globe Television & Phone Corp.; Boston, MA

  • Year
  • 1932
  • Category
  • Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 43161

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)
  • Wave bands
  • Police (only 50-200m).
  • Details
  • Mechanical Television
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Television Set Midget Cabinet - Globe Television & Phone Corp.
  • Shape
  • Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 16.5 x 24.5 x 14.5 inch / 419 x 622 x 368 mm
  • Notes
  • The Globe Television and Phone Television Set is a mechanical scanning unit with a synchronous motor, operating from 100 to 150 meters. The picture measures 4 by 5.5 inches.  The disc is a 60 line type with 60 corrected lenses. It is housed in a walnut finished cabinet.

  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Mentioned in
  • Television News May/June 1932 pages 92 and 103

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