Postwar American Television
1945-60 American Sets
Immediately after World War Two production of TV sets started in the U.S. In 1946, only a few stations were on the air, and broadcasting hours were very limited. By 1949, almost all major cities had at least one station. At the end of 1946, only 44,000 homes had a TV set; by the end of 1949, there were 4.2 million TV homes. By 1953, 50% of American homes had television.
In the late 40s, A T & T started building a microwave and coaxial cable network to tie together TV stations in the U.S. The network started on the east coast, but by 1950 it had been expanded to the south and midwest. By 1956, most cities were linked to network programming.
There is a good selection of pictures of postwar American sets, along with a lot of advertising material, at Television History - the First 75 Years.
| Accessories | Antennas |
| Advertising Items | Postwar Broadcasting |
| Alphabetical listing of postwar sets in our collection | Picture Tubes |
American Sets in our collection
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1945-46 Sets |
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Belmont 21A21 |
DuMont RA-101 "Custom" |
Farnsworth 1945 Prototype |
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RCA 630TCS |
Telicon Projection |
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Transvision Kit in TeleKit cabinet |
Viewtone VP100 |
1947 Sets |
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Andrea T-VJ12 |
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DuMont RA-102 "Clifton" |
DuMont RA-103 "Chatham"
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DuMont demodulator |
Fada TV-30
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General Electric 801 |
General Electric 901 |
Motorola VT-105
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RCA 721TS |
RCA 721TCS |
RCA 730TV1 |
Rembrandt (Remington) 1950 |
Sightmaster S-15 |
Stromberg Carlson Console TV-12 |
Stromberg Carlson Table Model TV-12 |
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United States Television T-507 |
United States Television T-508 |
Videograph Television Jukebox |
1948 Sets |
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Admiral 19A11 |
Admiral 20X122 |
Airline 94GSE-3011B |
Airline 94GSE-3018A
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Andrea T-VK12 |
Automatic TV-709 |
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Capehart-Farnsworth 661-P
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Crosley 9-425 |
Emerson 610 |
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Garod 930-TV |
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General Electric 803 |
Hallicrafters T-54 |
Majestic 18C91 |
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Motorola 7VT-5B |
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Philco 48-1000
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Philco 48-1001
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Philco 48-2500 |
Pilot TV-37 |
Radio Craftsman RC-101 |
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RCA 8T241
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RCA Berkshire |
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Sentinel 400-TV
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Sightmaster Americana |
Telekit 10A |
Teletone TV-220
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Temple TV-1776 |
Tradiovision Model 13
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Transvision 10 Inch Kit |
Videodyne 10-FM |
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Snaider Auditorium |
1949 Sets |
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Admiral 20X136 |
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Automatic TVP-490 |
Bendix 2020 |
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Bowers TC270-17 |
Crosley 9-403MA
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Emerson 608
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Fada 930 |
General Electric 800 |
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Grinnell
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Homemade Projection |
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Midwest JR-32 |
Motorola 10VT10 |
Motorola VK-106
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Muntz M21 |
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Phaostron P-18-C
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Sears-Silvertone 9125A |
Sparton 4940 |
Sparton 4951 |
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Teletone TV-209
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1950-70 Sets |
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American Television 14T6
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Andrea C-VL16 |
A T & T Model 2 Picturephone
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GPL PB-611 Projector |
Hallicrafters 511 |
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Philco 50-701 |
Philco Safari
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Philco Tandem Predicta |
Sprayberry Kit |
Sylvania Dualette |
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