Crosley bakelite tv

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by earlyfilm

Crosley TVs were never big sellers, although their radios were very common.

Reminds of a page that I ran across the other day. Scroll down and look at the TV pictured for 1954:

http://www.crosleyradio.com/about

And I quote: "The first portable TV set was pioneered under the Crosley brand name, and becomes the best selling set in the industry."

What a hoot. TVs of that size (and smaller) were sold years earlier by other companies. And I seriously doubt that TV was really the best selling set in the industry, in 1954 or any other year. Never laid eyes on one, myself.

In fairness, that website has little connection with the original Crosley company. It's the headquarters for selling new repro sets under that name.

Phil Nelson
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