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Date: Circa 1960 Source Type: Postcard Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Canadian Post Card Company (#47362-B), appears to be a Dexter Press postcard Postmark: None Collection: Steven R. Shook Remark: Sparton brands of television sets were produced the Sparton Corporation (originally called Sparks Withington) in Jackson, Michigan, and later in London, Ontario, Canada. The television shown above was produced in Canada after the manufacturing facility in the United States was closed.

Text on reverse: SPARTON "KINGSWAY" (#23L1T)

CABINET Cabinet in rich grained Walnut finish (31 1/2" W x 32" H x slim 14 1/2" D).

PICTURE TUBE 23" Corning 110" Tube with bonded safety glass (no dust, bigger picture).

CHASSIS Powerful deluxe 20 tube Sparton chassis (horizontal arrangement, hand-wired without printed circuits, easily-serviced, well-shielded and cool in operation) with heavy-duty Power Transformer. New "Guided Grid" Triode Tuner for better channel selection, less noise, sharper picture and better "fringe" operation.

SPECIAL BUILT-IN AUTOMATIC CONTROLS (1) Keyed A.G.C. system with super-controlled I.F. tubes gives automatic adjustment from local to fringe signals. (2) Automatic Black Level Control System for constant picture contrast (no all-over greyness). (3) New automatic Picture Size Control (no picture shrinking).

SPEAKER 8" oval speaker. (Speaker Jack on rear of chassis for connection of external speaker or for use as part of a Stereo System.)

CONTROLS All located on the front panel. Push "ON-Off" Switch on Volume Control.

Copyright 2012. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
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Author Steve Shook from Moscow, Idaho, USA

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