Exhibit: Videophone NEC (1960s)

Title: NEC videophone device Creator: NEC Nippon Electric Company LTD Exhibit identifier: ΜΤ-015474 Date: 1970's (Decade) Description: Metal frame with plastic black parts. Blue metallic base on which display position-angle is adjusted. Dimensions: 42 x 24,5 x 31 cm . Manufactured in: Japan Material: Glass, Plastic, Metal Link to museum: http://emp-web-65.zetcom.ch/eMuseumPlus?service=direct/1/ResultLightboxView/result.t1.collection_lightbox.$TspTitleImageLink.link&sp=10&sp=Scollection&sp=SfieldValue&sp=0&sp=2&sp=3&sp=Slightbox_2x3&sp=210&sp=Sdetail&sp=0&sp=F&sp=T&sp=215 Videophones were the earliest form of videotelephony, dating back to initial tests in 1927 by AT&T. During the late 1930s, the post offices of several European governments established public videophone services for person-to-person communications utilizing dual cable circuit telephone transmission technology. (Wikipedia). NEC produced a rather heavy, robust videophone in the 1960s with black & white screen imaging.