1939 DuMont 181

 

Year: 1939 Deflection: Electrostatic
Production: Low Focus: Electrostatic
Original Price: $540.00 HV Type: AC Mains
Tube Count: 33 CRT: K1003P4  12"

 

1939 DuMont Model 181 television with radio, original price was $540.00. The set is quite large 48 1/2" high, 23" wide and 26" deep, it has 25 tubes including the CRT. It has a 4 channel tuner, the CRT is 12" diameter, which displays a 8" x 10" picture. The radio, an Andrea PE8S chassis, has 8 tubes, covers 3 bands, TV and radio have separate speakers and operate independently of each other.

There is one other Model 181 known to exist, in the Smithsonian Museum collection.

 

 

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