Object Details
maker
DuMont Company
Description (Brief)
The production of television sets was suspended in the U.S. during World War Two but quickly resumed after the war ended. This model 101 “Revere” television made by DuMont Company included an AM-FM-short wave radio receiver with high fidelity amplifier, and a record changer. Founded by Allen B. DuMont (1901-1965), the company established a television network and produced sets throughout the 1950s. The original list price of this 1947 Revere was $1795.00, equivalent to almost $18,500.00 in 2013.
Credit Line
from Ethel DuMont
date made
1947
associated date
1949
ID Number
EM.327729
catalog number
327729
accession number
270106
Object Name
television receiver
Other Terms
television receiver; Television
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 37 3/8 in x 43 1/2 in x 25 3/8 in; 94.9325 cm x 110.49 cm x 64.4525 cm
Related Publication
Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America
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American Enterprise
Exhibition
American Enterprise
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_713256
