General Electric HM-171

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Screen Size |
5 inch |
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Year Made |
1939 |
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Quantity Manufactured |
? |
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Original Cost |
$250 |
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Number Still in Existence |
See Prewar Database |
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Cabinet |
Refinished |
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Chassis |
Restored |
This set was introduced in 1939. It has a 5 inch screen, but to get
the audio, it had to be connected to a separate radio. Many radios
made in 1939-41 included a connection on the back for television.
General Electric ran a full page ad in
magazines just before the 1939 Worlds Fair. Here is a 1939 sales
brochure, technical
information, service notes and a
schematic
diagram.

Here is a photo of the set in operation

The General Electric H640 radio, made with a TV audio input connector,
for use with the HM-171 television receiver
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