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Welcome to the Early Television Foundation and Museum

The Early Television Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of the technology from the early days of television. Our website's mission is to preserve and make available to the public the history of early television, from the mechanical systems of the 1920s through the introduction of color televsion in the 1950s. 
Finally - progress on CRT Rebuilding at the museum
The Early Television Museum and Foundation depend on donations to fund their operations. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the Early Television Foundation.  Become a Member of the Museum.

2014 Convention to be May 16, 17 and 18. Watch for details

2013 Convention Report

Recent Additions to our Collection. Click on image for more information.

RCA TJ-48 Mobile Television Van

 

DuMont Industrial Monitor

 

Baird Theatre Projection CRT

RCA ITV-1 Industrial Vidicon Camera

Sylvania Dualette

Philco 48-700

Transvision Kit with 5 inch CRT

In the Museum's Collection

Mechanical TV from 1928-1932 Pre-1945 Picture Tubes
Pre-1945 Television Postwar Picture Tubes
American TV from 1945-1959 Color Picture Tubes
British, European and South American TV - 1946 to 1962 Pre-1945 Television Antennas
Early Color TV from 1950-1957 Postwar Television Antennas
Mechanical Broadcast Equipment Postwar Television Accessories
Pre-1945 Broadcast Equipment Pre-1945 Television Test Equipment
Postwar Broadcast Equipment Postwar Television Test Equipment
Color Broadcast Equipment Advertising Items

This website contains other information on early television

Mechanical TV Set Gallery Early Electronic TV Set Gallery
Books and Publications about Early Television Early Television Collectors
Classified Notices for Early TV Early Television History
Database of Surviving Mechanical Sets How Much is Your Old Set Worth?
Database of Surviving Early Electronic Sets Interviews and Television Shows featuring the Museum
Database of Surviving Early Color Sets Newspaper and Magazine Articles About the Museum
Pete Deksnis's CT-100 Site Parts available from the museum
DVDs, CDs, other items for sale Restoration of Early TV Sets
Early Color Set Gallery Television during World War Two
Early Color Television Systems Television pioneers

 

We welcome your comments and suggestions about our website. Please contact the Foundation at info@earlytelevision.org.

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