Eye On Design: GE Television Set, Model 21C134 (Circa 1960)

GE Color Television 21C134 1960
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.

GE Color Television 21C134 1960

Photographed in the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria Queens, NY.

One thought on “Eye On Design: GE Television Set, Model 21C134 (Circa 1960)”

  1. 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

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