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(Removed claim: Provenance/History (P17): Tanglin Halt was chosen for its close proximity to the former Malayan Railways and large labour catchment) |
(Changed claim: Current location (P11): Jurong Storage Unit Zone 6 (Q338)) |
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| Property / Year of production and/or usage: 1960s / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
Other Information: c. 1964-86 | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / Year of production and/or usage: 1970s / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / Year of production and/or usage: 1980s / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / Provenance/History: Managed by the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), the former Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate was developed in the 1960s to house light and medium industries. Land was leased to budding industrialists on easy repayment terms and tax incentives were given to multinational corporations. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / Provenance/History: By the end of the decade, Tanglin Halt was home to a smorgasbord of factories. Among these were Singapore Electronics (Setron), Van Houten chocolate factory, Diethelm aluminium factory and Unitex garment factory. The Setron factory at Tanglin Halt rolled out Singapore’s first black and white television in 1964. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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Latest revision as of 03:38, 1 June 2024
Setron TV is a bygone brand that was in production in Singapore from 1964 to 1986, manufactured in the former Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate. (2018-0003)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Setron Television set |
Setron TV is a bygone brand that was in production in Singapore from 1964 to 1986, manufactured in the former Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate. (2018-0003) |
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79 x 122 x 47.2 cm
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Factory in 1966 is at the present Haw Par Corporation Limited - 401 Commonwealth Dr, Singapore 149598
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Tanglin Halt, television, Setron Limited, Sony, furniture
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Polished wooden rectangular TV set elevated on four legs. Sliding shutters at the front with keyhole. 7 buttons for tuning the channels. Sliding controls for volume, contrast, brightness, music.
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"Setron" logo in the middle below the screen
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Good. Scratches on the wooden front along sliding groove. Wooden laminate beside the 7 buttons and on the right side of TV set are peeling off.
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2018-0003
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