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U. S. Prewar Production

It is estimated that 7000 TV sets were made in the U. S. in 1939 and 1940. Good information is available about RCA's manufacturing, which made up about half of the estimated production. 

Model #

Quantity

TT-5

587

TRK-5

602

TRK-9 and TRK-90

453

TRK-12 and TRK-120

1779

 Total

3421

(Courtesy of Jeff Lendaro)

Here are some estimates of the production of other manufacturers:

RCA Field Test

200

Sears/Silvertone *

58

Westinghouse *

258

Zenith

103

(From Historic Televisions & Video Recorders by Michael Bennett-Levy and Danny Gustafson)

    * Made by RCA 

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