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2003/75/1 Portable television, 17 inch, portable black and white, AWA model P4Z, metal / plastic / glass / electronic components, designed by William F Moody, made by Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1969. Click to enlarge.
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Portable 'model P4Z' black and white television by AWA

The AWA 17 inch portable black and white television won the 1969 Sebel Design Merit Award. Awards for the recognition of design were introduced in Australia around the late 1950s. One of the effects of this was to encourage local industry to acknowledge Australian designers.

AWA was quick to exploit the Australian television era, which commenced in 1956. AWA had already made a long and distinguished radio product line and actively sought out communications and defence contracts. AWA was only …

Summary

Object No.

2003/75/1

Object Statement

Portable television, 17 inch, portable black and white, AWA model P4Z, metal / plastic / glass / electronic components, designed by William F Moody, made by Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1969

Physical Description

Portable black & white television receiver in two piece plastic case, with pop-up sound deflector and handle which lie flush with case when not in use. Large thumb wheel channel selector and twin telescopic metal aerials. Colour: Wedgwood blue (pale olive green). At rear there are knobs for vertical, horizontal hold and contrast, along with various sockets. There is a grey plastic-covered power cord connected at the rear.

Marks

On front 'DEEP IMAGE', 'AWA'.On rear 'DANGER/HIGH VOLTAGE DO NOT REMOVE/THIS PROTECTIVE COVER UNLESS/POWER IS SWITCHED OFF AND PLUG/REMOVED FROM POWER POINT/POWER RATING 240/250 VOLTS A.C. 50c/s'.'MADE IN/AUSTRALIA'.

Short URL

https://ma.as/12177

Dimensions

Height

365 mm

Width

440 mm

Depth

280 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Malcolm Park, 2003

Acquisition Date

29 April 2003

Cite this Object

Harvard

Portable 'model P4Z' black and white television by AWA 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 March 2023, <https://ma.as/12177>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/12177 |title=Portable 'model P4Z' black and white television by AWA |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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