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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 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 television in the 1950s. The Early Television Museum and Foundation depends on donations to fund our operations. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the Early Television Foundation.

The Early Television Museum is Getting a New Home

We will be moving to a newer, larger building early next year. We will still be located in the center of Old Hilliard, only a few blocks from our present location.

Here is a Special Edition of our Newsletter, with more information.

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Upcoming Events

November 28 - Online meeting of the Early Television Museum Community. Mike Molnar will make a presentation titled “Conversations with Vladimir Zworykin”. Saturday, October 31 at 8 PM EDT.

Renew Your Membership for 2026 or Join the Museum for the First Time

Half year memberships now available - Through December 31, for $25

Renew your membership for 2026, or join for the first time. Memberships for 2026 cost $50, and provide the funds we need to operate and improve the museum. Support the museum, and get these additional benefits:

Free admission to the museum for you and your family
Discounted Convention admission fee
Monthly newsletter - "What's New in Old TVs"

To date, we have 247 members. This includes 11 lifetime members and 43 sustaining members. Early Television

The Museum has a good stock of NOS and good used CRTs for sale. We also have many NOS flybacks, yokes and transformers for sale.

October Newsletter Now Available

Mike Molnar and Robert Ring have created a monthly newsletter "What's New in Old TVs".

The Museum Named Official Location on America 250-Ohio Innovation Trail

In the lead-up to America’s 250th anniversary, we have partnered with the America 250-Ohio Commission to be an official site on its new Innovation Trail. This experiential driving trail of more than 80 sites across Ohio celebrates the problem-solvers whose ideas reshaped how we move, manufacture, protect, power, feed, and heal. It is the fourth of six planned experiential trails for America 250-Ohio’s signature Trails & Tales program. The Innovation Trail sites are grouped into four categories: Hands-on Ingenuity, The Power of We, Invention with Intention, and Grit to Glory.

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