Amateur TV, abbreviated "ATV", is full-motion TV transmitted and received over ham radio ("amateur radio"). W6VSV is the ham radio call sign of the owner of the station in those pictures, probably in the 1950's. Here in the San Francisco area of California, there are many of us who send and receive ATV signals, and even a relay station ("repeater") on the nearby Mount Diablo with the call sign W6CX. The stations do not use standard TV channels/frequencies; we use frequencies in the licensed ham radio bands instead, in the UHF range. The Mt. Diablo station W6CX has its signal on 427.25 MHz, which is in the 70cm amateur radio band but is also the same as USA cable-tv channel 58. People here can receive this station by putting their TV into "cable-ready" mode and selecting channel 58, but using an antenna rather than connecting the cable signal.

Notice my Audiokarma name... :)

Thanks for sharing the pictures, rld-tv01.

Two pictures I found on two 1958 editions of "Revista do Rádio" , a 50's Brazilian magazine devoted to the artistic and celebrity world.

The console TV is most likely an RCA Victor from the early 50's; the tabletop model is a Brazilian SEMP.

Bertie the Bunyip from Philadelphia's WPTZ-TV
 

I found this on tvparty.com

Bertie was a local kids show in the 50's. What set is the kid watching? A pretty good off-air shot with an old Brownie or the like.

Dave A

I am almost certain that this set is a Philco.

That is a 16 inch Philco, I can't tell from the picture if it's a table model or console. Looks similar to the one my Aunt bought around 1951 or so, and was the first TV I remember seeing. My Uncle was in the Navy and my Aunt lived with my Grandmother and she had the set there. Dad fixed it for her a few times but somewhere around 1959 she replaced it with a 21" RCA console. The Philco stayed at my Grandmothers house until she passed away in 1983. When my Aunts and Uncles were cleaning out the house my Aunt gave me the set, I've still got it in and intend to get around to restoring it hopefully soon.

I'm sure you meant to put the picture in there, but...

Found this picture on the Internet. Don't know where or when it was taken, but it sure is a nice picture:

Ooops, here is the picture:

I just bought this one at an Internet auction tonight. Picture is too small for me to be able to identify the TV, so I can't say if it is a Brazilian or American set:

New one that I bought yesterday. I am pretty sure that the TV shown is a 1956 Philips.

Great Picture
 

Captain Video, I always liked the table with the legs comming out behind the Young Man. You would always stub a toe on them... Great Picture

1957
 

New one that I bought... I am really hooked on this thing of buying old pictures with 50's TV sets on them!!!

Marriage
 

TV is an RCA Victor. And the bride is ( better saying was ) gorgeous!!!

Second Marriage?
 

This shot is taken from a vintage 3D stereo slide of a (slightly) older pair of newlyweds. The caption reads: The Bride and Groom on Wed. Day--Cora and Bert. The RCA tv looks like an early color set...well, as much color as that blue/clear/green cellophane will allow. :D

What's the deal with that antenna? It looks like it will pick up signals from outer space! And how about that Chinese-themed tv lamp? The stuff on the tv is almost more interesting than the set itself.

VERY cool antenna. Looks like some artfact from a 50's sci-fi movie.

My mother remenbers those plastic sheets to "simulate" color on a B/W set. She actually had one in her house, in the 60's.

I also like the glasses the man is wearing on. I want to find a pair of glasses like that for me someday.

The TV is almost like the one on the marriage picture I posted.

1955 Viking (?) TV in motel circa 1963
 

Here is a postcard issued by Motel Trans-Canada in Villeroy (Quebec),
a place that still exists to this day:

http://www.lodging-quebec.com/centre.../villeroy.html

The TV shown is what I believe a 1955 21-inch Viking (made
by Electrohome for Eaton's), that must have been regarded as fairly
reliable as it was at least 8 years old when this card was issued.
The Trans-Canada Highway that gives its name to the motel was
opened in 1963 IIRC. Regards.

You're right, Captain Video
 

Yes! Your picture reminded us of this one. We just had to dig it out and post it as kind of a comparison, even if the wedding couples look very different. :)

Emmett Till pictured at his Chicago home at Christmas 1954, next to a TV set. Tribune. Wonder what brand TV that was. This was the kid who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955 and his slaying has been cited as one of the key events that energized the American Civil Rights Movement.

I am pretty sure that Emmett Till's TV is a Philco.

I have that same antenna, except mine has the gold-color plating common on older antennas rather than the nickel/chrome finish of the one in the picture. Mine was made by the Hi-Lo TV Antenna Corporation, 3540 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago 13, Illinois.

I wonder what is at that address now... If I still lived in Chicago, it would be interesting to go look.

Looks like it could be a set of rabbit ears that can get UHF as well as VHF. I think I saw one like that in the movie, "White Christmas," on the old General's TV.

This address is not far form me, so I walked over today to have a look. It is now a residence, this is just finishing construction. This stretch of Ravenswood still has some factories, I got to visit one further north a few years back, Electro-Technic Products, which makes Tesla Coils. Scott Radio, the makers of the high end radios with the big chrome chassis were also on Ravenswood, the building was still there when I last looked.
Sorry this is somewhat off topic, I'm interested in documenting Chicago's old electronic manufactures.

-- Max

Zenith
 

Don't forget Zenith. What do You have on them ??? This is all antique TV Radio. It is part of History... You could also write a book on Tesla as well.

Thanks for that info, Chris. :thmbsp: We'll just have to keep an eye out for one of those to display on one of our old sets.

Gotta also check out White Christmas to see it on the General's set. The only tv related thing we noticed (beside the cool studio where Bing makes his nationwide plea) was the Dumont set that Rosemary is watching him on.

Space mission screenshots from the 60's:
http://www.squareamerica.com/images4/is17.jpg http://www.squareamerica.com/images4/is43.jpg
and early 70's:http://www.squareamerica.com/images4/is49.jpg

Another showing President Johnson watching a TV during the space missions of the 60's: http://www.squareamerica.com/images4/is9.jpg



JFK assassination: http://www.squareamerica.com/images3/jk7.jpg
Linked to, and
more at http://www.squareamerica.com/is.htm

Wow!!! I loved those photos!!!:thmbsp:

More old photos, and an ad, from evilbay:

Uploaded by newhallone, and I figured that it would be a good addition to this thread:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/att...9&d=1223774565
Elvis and his CTC5 RCA color TV

Nice picture of the King. I would REALLY appreciate if someone could find - and post here - the picture of him with his small RCA Victor 8-PT-7030 portable set from 1956. As an Elvis fan, and as an owner of that same set ( the only RCA Victor in my small collection ) I would love to have that photo.

Not what you were looking for, seems Elvis confused his gun for the remote... :nono:

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/att...1&d=1223788567

The TV Set Elvis shot when Robert Goulet appeared on the screen, now part of a museum display. Looks like it needs a new CRT, and some of the knobs are missing...

Wish I could do that when the TV is showing political ads!!!

I had always thought Elvis shot his RCA 2000, I wonder if he shot 2 sets or if I just had it mixed up.

Porto Alegre, Brazil, Christimas of 1960
 

Pictures from the ( no longer existing ) "Mesbla" department store. The first picture shows the building of the store ( and lots of VWs!!! ). The second picture shows some of the store windows... and a GE TV set identical to one I have in my collection.

The "murdered" set is a CTC-31 remote model-I had one that was identical, which I sold to captainmoody. Trying to get it to work right caused me to nearly have the same reaction!

Elvis w/portable set
 

I can't remember his name, but there is a well known photographer that produced an Elvis calender for 2007. One of the months features a picture of E and that set. I have the calendar (if I can find it).

Not a TV set, but related
 

New old photo that I bought: a cameraman in the 60's.

It never ceases to amaze me how easily people get rid of the pictures that tell of their own families History!!!

Oops, THERE is the picture
 

Forgot to add the pic!!!

Here's one of 2 Zeniths I came across a few days ago:

I could have all the THREE in that picture...