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General Electric HM-171

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Screen Size 5 inch
Year Made 1939
Quantity Manufactured ?
Original Cost $250
Number Still in Existence See Prewar Database
Cabinet Refinished
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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