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Postwar American Television

General Electric 801

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(1947 - 10 inch)

Technical information

This was one of GE's earliest postwar sets, made in 1947. It has a AM radio, and was donated by Edwin Clements of Park Hills, KY. Here is a 1948 advertisement for this set, courtesy of John Pinckney.

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