Indian Head Test Card
The Indian Head Test Pattern was a black and white television test pattern which was introduced in 1939 by RCA of Harrison, New Jersey as a part of the RCA TK-1 Monoscope. Its name comes from the original art of a Native American featured on the card.
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“I was happy there,
part Venetian vase,
part Swiss watch, part Indian head.”
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