Early Color Television
Field Sequential Prototypes
Modern Replicas of Early Color Sets
Receivers and Monitors
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CBS RX-43 (1949)
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Unidentified prototype(from 1950 ATI alumni magazine) |
DuMont 12
1/2 inch industrial monitor (1950) |
The
same industrial monitor as a receiver
Courtesy of Steve Dichter
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Gray Research 1101 (1950) studio monitor |
Industrial Color Television Monitor Console (1950)
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CBS 12CC2 (1951). The image on the screen was generated by the
color bar generator made by the museum.
Courtesy of Ed Reitan
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10"
CBS “Slave”/”Companion” (1951). Schematic
(Permission to use photo from Ed Reitan) |
DuMont 7
inch industrial monitor (1950) |
October, 1951 Radio Electronics
Courtesy of Steve Dichter
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Drum receiver for the CBS field sequential system. The unit looks too crude to be a CBS prototype.
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September, 1951 TV Technician magazine
CBS drum receiver, using 17 inch
rectangular CRT, was demonstrated in December of 1950. The
entire receiver was 34 inches high and 27 inches wide. The
compactness of the receiver was accomplished by placing the
CRT inside the drum.
Air King
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Converters
These devices converted black and white TV sets to display color pictures
Webster-Chicago Converter
Courtesy of Steve Dichter
CBS receiver with color attachment plug
Courtesy of Steve Dichter |
Adapters
Allowed field sequential broadcasts
to be viewed on black and white sets
Advertisements for adapters
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