Title
Black & White Hitachi transistor television
Year/Period
c. 1970s - 1980s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
television (telecommunication system)
Material
plastic (material), metal, glass (material)
Technique
manufacturing techniques
Dimension
Object size: 38.0 x 50.0 x 38.0 cm,
Object size: 30.5 x 42.5 x 31.5 cm
Object size: 30.5 x 42.5 x 31.5 cm
Accession No.
2020-00478
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Jesudason Family
NLB Type
Cultural artefact
The black & white Hitachi transistor television is a locally-manufactured product in the 1970s-1980s, hence it shows the rapid development of Singapore’s industrial sector during that period, as well as the increasing number of Multi-National Corporations expanding their manufacturing businesses into Singapore.
