'38 Tv? Not Likely
 

This confused person from Canada is offering on e-bay a 1938 GE table model television. No picture no description and no reserve. GE first offered TV's to the public in 1939.
At best it's a typo or a '48 model. :dunno:
Item #2185529972 (Sorry I can't link there.)

link

Here ya go.

The seller is located in a small interior town of British Columbia called Penticton. They probably couldn't get a TV signal there until 1968.


They probably are reading the patent dates on the chassis tag. Those are often dated way earlier than the model age.

Rob

There is only one 1938 GE table model TV known to exist. It's in a private collection, here's a link to a picture of it:

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1938-GE-Tabletop-Prototype.JPG

Picture curtesy of Tom Genova's site.


Chuck

There is no model number given, and no photo. I don't believe GE made any pre-war tabletop in a 9" version.

Why doesn't someone (other than me) take a chance and bid on it :D
You just might get a Pre-War set for $500 :lmao:

TELE-vision?
 

Just thought it was kind of funny how Chuck's pic of the 1938 GE set says "with sound". They did call it Television back then I guess. Did they sell any low end vision models without tele? Hmmm......:dunno:

Vision only sets
 

When television was introduced for public sale in 1939, the least expensive models from RCA, GE ect. were vision only. They included an output to radio sets equipped with "Television" imputs. The radio acted as the sound amplifier.