Love it! My Dad bought a TV in 1958 so he could see the World Series. Like Mutt’s TV, it was a huge box with a tiny picture. You had to put blue or red cellophane paper over the picture to cut down on enough of the snow to actually make out the picture. It’s really amazing to watch re-runs of Gunsmoke, Bonanza or Wagon Train – the television shows which we once watched through red or blue cellophane paper – and see what they were SUPPOSED to look like back then!
Our first TV was an already obsolete set that someone had given my father in the early 50’s: a table model with a 9-inch screen with a huge magnifying glass in front which made it look about 12-inches. By the late 50’s we had a massive 21-inch RCA floor model, black-and-white naturally, in a mahogany case with doors you could close to cover up the screen.
But how can people watch movies on a 2- or 3-inch phone? I don’t get it.
during WW2 our ship used Hallicrafter radio communications, In 1947 , I bought a tiny six inch tv screen made by Hallicrafter. . a little later we had a hugh magnifier to put in front of it.
We got our first TV about 1948 or 49. It also had a radio and phonograph in the cabinet. I remember watching the test patern until about 2:00 PM and then Howdy Doody came on. Right after my wife and I got married in ’65, I bought a color set. My mother looked at it and ran down and bought her one
“Cisco Kid” was filmed in color, even though ti was shown in B&W. That mean if you would show it today there’s no need to colorize. “I Dream of Jeannie” was one of the last shows to film in B&W. NBC didn’t want to pay the $400 per episode because they didn’t think it would last a season.
I remember going to our neighbor’s house to watch wrestling on their 8 inch TV. When the neighbors down the street got a 10 inch set, I deserted the 8 inch neighbors.
The colored cellophane was blue on top, red in the middle, and green at the bottom. Worked out well if actors were standing on green grass and had a blue sky behind. Color TV for $1.98!
Recently, when one of the engineers retired at the local TV station, he mentioned that when he went to school, he was shown a color TV, but was told that they weren’t going to study it as they thought it wouldn’t last!
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 12 years ago
Radio with pictures.
Sherlock Watson over 12 years ago
Jeff, you are truly a wise man.
EstrelitaH over 12 years ago
Love it! My Dad bought a TV in 1958 so he could see the World Series. Like Mutt’s TV, it was a huge box with a tiny picture. You had to put blue or red cellophane paper over the picture to cut down on enough of the snow to actually make out the picture. It’s really amazing to watch re-runs of Gunsmoke, Bonanza or Wagon Train – the television shows which we once watched through red or blue cellophane paper – and see what they were SUPPOSED to look like back then!
Buzza Wuzza over 12 years ago
@Estrelita PhillipsYour Dad knew what he was doing. The 1958 World Series was as good and exciting a series as you could ask for and my Yankees won!!!
pschearer Premium Member over 12 years ago
Our first TV was an already obsolete set that someone had given my father in the early 50’s: a table model with a 9-inch screen with a huge magnifying glass in front which made it look about 12-inches. By the late 50’s we had a massive 21-inch RCA floor model, black-and-white naturally, in a mahogany case with doors you could close to cover up the screen.
But how can people watch movies on a 2- or 3-inch phone? I don’t get it.
J Short over 12 years ago
It keeps flickering.
quartermain over 12 years ago
Tsali-Queyi over 12 years ago
We got our first TV about 1948 or 49. It also had a radio and phonograph in the cabinet. I remember watching the test patern until about 2:00 PM and then Howdy Doody came on. Right after my wife and I got married in ’65, I bought a color set. My mother looked at it and ran down and bought her one
Charles Weir over 12 years ago
“Cisco Kid” was filmed in color, even though ti was shown in B&W. That mean if you would show it today there’s no need to colorize. “I Dream of Jeannie” was one of the last shows to film in B&W. NBC didn’t want to pay the $400 per episode because they didn’t think it would last a season.
Number Three over 12 years ago
Awwwwww, Cool strip.
I love old fashioned telephones and TV’s.
xxx
Tog over 12 years ago
Cos retro has a certain style. I also like old phones and tv’s as well as things lie radiograms. They were like pieces of furniture.
alleyoops Premium Member over 12 years ago
I remember going to our neighbor’s house to watch wrestling on their 8 inch TV. When the neighbors down the street got a 10 inch set, I deserted the 8 inch neighbors.
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
The colored cellophane was blue on top, red in the middle, and green at the bottom. Worked out well if actors were standing on green grass and had a blue sky behind. Color TV for $1.98!
Z0LTAR over 12 years ago
Saw an old Outer Limits yesterday. “we control the horizontal, we control the vertical”. Where are the controls now?
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Recently, when one of the engineers retired at the local TV station, he mentioned that when he went to school, he was shown a color TV, but was told that they weren’t going to study it as they thought it wouldn’t last!