Short of that, finding it in one of the Television service references for about 1950, as they would identify the older sets as to about when they were made; might be an option.
Otherwise you are left to search the tubular capacitors for a possible date of manufacture, or it may be inked on the picture tube, or chassis somewhere (assuming the picture tube had not been changed.) Sometimes the tuner assembly was dated as to when it was made too, as many of the tuners were made by another company.
Does it have "channel 1", or does it start at "channel 2"?
Or you could try and contact Ed Reitan, who has extensive information on color television, ereitan@novia.net He may be able to refer you to someone who has more information, if he does not. Be sure to mention that you are asking on behalf of a museum (which you are), so he should be able to answer your question or refer you in the event the other avenues fail to be productive.
: How can I date this model? Our museum just acquire it and I can't find an exact date from resources at hand. I'd guess late 40s, but I'd like to be exact!
Silvertone TV 9119 service date is in Sam's Photofact #417, #960 and #1051. This model must have been made for several years in the early 1950's.
Norm
: Hi,
: If you can locate a number that has the configuration of numbers divided by periods, or periods and dashes such as: xxx.xxx.x, this should be able to be identified by Sears as to at least when they sold it. Their records for tools and machinery go back about to the late forties, so there is a chance the TV's and radios were listed too. The number should even be on a little tag with red and black lettering.
: Short of that, finding it in one of the Television service references for about 1950, as they would identify the older sets as to about when they were made; might be an option.
: Otherwise you are left to search the tubular capacitors for a possible date of manufacture, or it may be inked on the picture tube, or chassis somewhere (assuming the picture tube had not been changed.) Sometimes the tuner assembly was dated as to when it was made too, as many of the tuners were made by another company.
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: Does it have "channel 1", or does it start at "channel 2"?
: Or you could try and contact Ed Reitan, who has extensive information on color television, ereitan@novia.net He may be able to refer you to someone who has more information, if he does not. Be sure to mention that you are asking on behalf of a museum (which you are), so he should be able to answer your question or refer you in the event the other avenues fail to be productive.
: : How can I date this model? Our museum just acquire it and I can't find an exact date from resources at hand. I'd guess late 40s, but I'd like to be exact!