This will be a favorite spot for kittens, small cats, teacup Yorkies, and other small animals (e.g., rabbit, guinea pig), or a fantastic way to display your most special stuffed animals — or maybe you have another imaginative use for it with or without the pillow?!

$350.00 – includes shipping within the continental U.S.

1965 General Electric Model #M150CWH

Exterior 8.5" (D) x 12.5" (W) x 12.75" (H)

Interior 7" (D) x 12" (W) x 7" (H)

Bespoke cushion & separate cover (washable)

Many photos and details below

This General Electric (GE) portable was first sold in 1965 with a picture tube that only displayed a black and white image. GE sold this style of cabinet, and variations of it, all the way into the early 1980s. This 1965 set lived a full life before being meticulously upcycled, yet its exterior barely retains only very minor signs of wear after repairs, painting, and a high-gloss finishing coat.
  
Much work was done on this little set to get it to where it is now. For example, the interior was modified to make more room and to make it safe (no sharp points or edges), and the transparent plastic dial was treated for weeks with high concentration hydrogen peroxide in order to restore it to its original clean, clear quality.
      

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Pillow
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Back Detail 
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This General Electric portable, model #M150CWH, first came to market in 1965 with a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) — simply, the picture tube — that only displayed a black and white image. At that time there were two "bands" (ranges) of frequencies that were broadcast over the air.

The first available frequencies (channels) were called Very High Frequency, or VHF for short. VHF TV started with experimental broadcasts in the 1930s.

Many years later, more channels were made possible by using another band of frequencies called Ultra High Frequency, or UHF for short.

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The first commercially licensed UHF station on the air was KPTV in Portland, Oregon, which began broadcasting on September 18, 1952. Many early UHF stations struggled because most televisions at the time did not have built-in UHF tuners. The All-Channel Receiver Act of 1962 mandated that all new television sets must be able to receive both VHF and UHF channels.

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Color TV started with the first public broadcast on June 25, 1951, but it did not become widespread until about 20 years later. While mass production of color TVs began around 1953, not many households had color sets — very likely because color TVs were very expensive. 

Color TV didn't become the standard until the mid-1970s, when falling prices and more color programming encouraged consumers to switch. By 1972, color TV sets began to outsell black and white models.

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