Photos By Gail
The unusual detail in this set, the GE Model 21C134 (1960) shows how television manufacturers tried to differentiate their products while selling essentially the same thing. The controls have been moved to the top, while the oversize wheels and large handle make the set easy to move.
The color scheme suggests that the set was intended for an informal basement or “rumpus room” setting.
Photographed in the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria Queens, NY.
This is a black and white television, not color. All color TVs from 1954-65 used a ROUND cathode ray tube, with the top and bottom masked off for a pumpkin shaped screen