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The Television Sets
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We've done some pages on great TV shows. How about some of the great TV sets?

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You had to actually get up from the couch to change the channel!

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1950 Sparton

If you owned a set in 1946, when this DuMont was made (the one pictured below), you were probably the only one on your block who did! Most stations weren't even built yet so all you had to watch was snow, a test pattern or one channel. This model came with a 12 inch screen and a radio.

You had to site real close to the set to see the images on the screen!

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1948 Admiral

This grand old Admiral (pictured above) was only 32" tall and had a bakelite cabinet. It sported a 10 inch screen, just perfect for watching Uncle Milty!

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1946 RCA

How many channels did you have? One, perhaps two at the most? And they probably both signed off at midnight with the national anthem!

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1946 DuMont

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1957 Hotpoint

Here is a real cool pink and white fifties tv made by Hotpoint. Manufactured in 1957, this is true fifties style all the way; a teen's dream!

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Philco's Predicta was supposed to gain the company a much needed sales boost in 1957. Problems with the set however, gave the Predicta a poor reputation so buyers stayed away. Predictas were manufactured from 1957 to 1960. Unsold 17 inch sets were sold to motels. Larger Predictas (21 inchers) featured unique stands while one model featured a removable picture tube for placement anywhere in a room, away from the chassis.

Wow! Look at all those TV antennas going up all over town!

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