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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.

The 2012 Early Television Convention will be held May 4 - 6 at the Museum in Hilliard.

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 Friend of the Museum.

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

RCA TJ-48 Mobile Television Van

Bowers TC270-17

Baird Theatre Projection CRT

NTSC Drum Receiver

RCA Trinoscope

CBS 205

A T & T Model 2 Picturephone

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	DVDs, CDs, other items for sale
Early Electronic TV Set Gallery	Classified Notices for Early TV
Early Color Set Gallery	Restoration of Early TV Sets
Database of Surviving Mechanical Sets	How Much is Your Old Set Worth?
Database of Surviving Early Electronic Sets	Early Color Television Systems
Database of Surviving Early Color Sets	Early Television History
Books and Publications about Early Television	Television pioneers
Television during World War Two	Interviews and Television Shows featuring the Museum
Early Television Collectors

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

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