Old photos of TV's

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by RitchieMars

Here's a photo of my dad, my aunt, and my grandmother during Christmas, 1953. I haven't figured out what model of television they had in this photo as of yet...

I couldn't resist touching it up a little, it didn't help bring out any details on the TV however.

[jr_tech]

In the early 50s, Philco seemed to be one of the few manufacturers that matched the color of the bezel to the color of the CRT as well as this set is matched, so I am guessing 1952-1953 Philco, but I can't see the knob layout well enough to be sure.
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[RitchieMars]

Originally Posted by Eric H

I couldn't resist touching it up a little, it didn't help bring out any details on the TV however.

Thanks! That turned looks a lot better! Actually, I had tried to retouch this in Jasc Paint Shop, but apparently I uploaded the unedited version. I had a hard time getting that "sepia tone" out of there.

Yeah, I've had a hard time finding a match. I think all of these are good suggestions. One thing I find distinctive about that tv, is the narrow board between the speaker grille and the picture frame. Looks like there's two knobs, and it seems like it's dark woodgrain like the rest of the cabinet, but look how narrow it is! I noticed some Sylvania's look like this. I've also seen a few from 1955 ( RCA's perhaps ) or so that look a bit like this, but there's no way considering the photo is an original Kodak print from Jan 3, 1954. ( dated on the back ) My dad was too young to remember, but I'm fairly sure this television had to been purchased within the past year. ( 1953 ) I'll have to dig out a few other photos and scan those in soon, also.