Historical information
The Sanyo ‘Sensor Touch’ television was assembled in Wodonga.
Sanyo was one of the international companies that set up business in Wodonga in the 1970s as part of the decentralisation of industry. It continued operation into the 1980s. The Sanyo Australia Pty. Ltd. factory in Wodonga opened in 1974 with 35 staff and production peaked in 1976-1977 when it employed 360 people. In the first ten years 350,000 televisions were assembled from Japanese parts, however by 1984 the number of staff had reduced to 112 and the factory closed in 1987. All Sanyo televisions were then imported from Japan.
Significance
The Sanyo ‘Sensor Touch’ television has local, state and national significance as it is thought to have been assembled in Sanyo Australia's factory in Wodonga. Sanyo was one of the international companies that set up business in Wodonga as part of the decentralisation of industry in Australia in the 1970s-1980s.
Physical description
Large Sanyo 'Sensor Touch' colour television with a faux wooden veneer frame and exterior. 53 cm or 20 inch screen (diagonal measurement).
Inscriptions & markings
"SANYO / Sensor Touch / Telecolor" on the proper left side panel.
"9 / 2 / 7 /28 /10 / 3 / 1 / 0 / AV" for the channels on the proper left panel.
"COLOUR / BRIGHT / ONE / BUTTON / COLOUR / PULL-ON / VOLUME" under various buttons on the proper left panel.
Subjects
References
- Border Morning Mail, March10, 1984, "Sanyo's first ten years". Newspaper clipping in the Sanyo file in the Wodonga Historical Society Archives.
- Border Morning Mail, October 31, 1984, "Productivity on the line". Newspaper clipping in the Sanyo file in the Wodonga Historical Society Archives.
- Border Morning Mail, August 26, 1987, "70 jobs go as Sanyo closes factory". Newspaper clipping in the Sanyo file in the Wodonga Historical Society Archives.
- Border Morning Mail, November 1980, "Colourful future For Sanyo". Newspaper clipping in the Sanyo file in the Wodonga Historical Society Archives.
