Admiral Our First TV

[PAUL161]

Somewhere 1950/51 or so.

 

[AngliaGT]

There was a '60's Entertainment Center for sale at an estate sale.
I was really tempted,but glad I passed on it now.I don't think that
there's much of a market for them now.

 

[NutmegCT]

and then there's this Montgomery Ward "Airline" phono/radio console. Even had FM circuits! And a "massive" Al-Ni-Co permanent magnet speaker.

This is what our family had in 1948, when I was born.

TM

 

[PAUL161]

What I didn't say was, it only had a 10" screen, and if I remember correctly, it was a black and white screen.

 

[NutmegCT]

Paul - you sure hit a memory for me. Our first TV was a 1948 RCA. We weren't glued to it 24/7, because back then TV was only broadcasting in Texas from 5am to 9am, then from 5pm to 10pm. The TV day always ended with the National Anthem, and a film showing the American flag being lowered as the sun set.

Wow - lots has changed, and not necessarily for the better.

Tom M.

 

[John Turney]

What I didn't say was, it only had a 10" screen, and if I remember correctly, it was a black and white screen.

That sounds familiar. When I was born, our area had no TV stations. We got our first TV when I was about 9 or 10 and we moved to Phoenix, AZ.