Image / Dumont cathode ray tube, c. 1935

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Title: Dumont cathode ray tube, c. 1935
Creator: DuMont, Allan B
Date Created and/or Issued: 1930-1940
Contributing Institution: History San Jose Research Library
Collection: History San Jose Online Catalog
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Description: Believed to be an Allan B. DuMont cathode ray tube. "206" and "Special" are written on the tube and base. Dumont is best known for his 1931 improvements to the cathode ray tube as a television receiver. In 1938, his Model 180 was the first all-electric television set sold to the general public.
Type: image
Identifier: D5513149-1E58-42F7-A7A6-431751182775
2003-1-2685
Subject: Cathode ray tubes (LCSH)
Television--History (LCSH)

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