Britains oldest working television

Pete Zicato · 04-05-2011, 11:50 AM

Britains oldest working television up for auction.

footfootfoot · 04-05-2011, 12:13 PM

Very cool. Now let's guess who will buy it.

I'll guess Sir Richard Branson

infinite monkey · 04-05-2011, 02:03 PM

In Great Britain, televisions are a lot older than ours. We've only been a country for what, 235 years? Our old televisions are nothing in comparison to Great Britain's old televisions!

tw · 04-05-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Our old televisions are nothing in comparison to Great Britain's old televisions!

Not yet offered for auction is George Washington's telly.

infinite monkey · 04-06-2011, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tw

Not yet offered for auction is George Washington's telly.

Ahhh yes, made entirely of wood, wasn't it? The TV was hard enough to move around, but the wooden cable was a real bear, or so the legend goes.

GunMaster357 · 04-06-2011, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tw

Not yet offered for auction is George Washington's telly.

I'm sure you can find an auction featuring a TV from the CVN-73...

Dude111 · 02-12-2017, 03:37 AM

That TV looks awesome!!!!

I wonder who bought it,they didnt update the article......

What kind of TV is that??? It does not look like a CRT!

Carruthers · 02-12-2017, 05:15 AM

I'm not 100% sure but I think that early TVs had an upward facing CRT showing the picture in reverse and a mirror in the open lid displaying everything the right way round.
It might have been a somewhat more sophisticated method, ie using optics of one sort or another, but you get the drift.
Early CRTs were very long devices and would have been difficult to accommodate horizontally.

Griff · 02-12-2017, 09:16 AM

Pretty dang cool.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-12-2017, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Carruthers

I'm not 100% sure but I think that early TVs had an upward facing CRT showing the picture in reverse and a mirror in the open lid displaying everything the right way round.

This was the blueprint for later projection TVs.

Dude111 · 02-12-2017, 10:47 AM

I just discovered it sold at auction for $27,000+

MZTV in Toronto was the buyer.

Wow 27k!!

Gravdigr · 02-12-2017, 02:38 PM

Won't receive a picture. Doesn't have a digital tuner.

Carruthers · 02-12-2017, 03:14 PM

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Won't receive a picture. Doesn't have a digital tuner.

...and it would have only worked on the original 405 line standard in VHF Band 1 both of which were abandoned decades ago.

Apart from that, it's perfect in every respect.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-12-2017, 03:17 PM

MZTV wanted it for display in the museum.

Dude111 · 03-18-2017, 01:12 AM

Very nice...... I wonder if they would ever let it go? (If someone offered them enough $$$$$$)

04-05-2011, 11:50 AM	#1
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footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Very cool. Now let's guess who will buy it. I'll guess Sir Richard Branson __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	I'm not 100% sure but I think that early TVs had an upward facing CRT showing the picture in reverse and a mirror in the open lid displaying everything the right way round. It might have been a somewhat more sophisticated method, ie using optics of one sort or another, but you get the drift. Early CRTs were very long devices and would have been difficult to accommodate horizontally. __________________ Last edited by Carruthers; 02-12-2017 at 05:27 AM.

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infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	In Great Britain, televisions are a lot older than ours. We've only been a country for what, 235 years? Our old televisions are nothing in comparison to Great Britain's old televisions!

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Dude111 An Awesome Dude Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,111	That TV looks awesome!!!! I wonder who bought it,they didnt update the article...... What kind of TV is that??? It does not look like a CRT!

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Dude111 An Awesome Dude Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,111	I just discovered it sold at auction for $27,000+ MZTV in Toronto was the buyer. Wow 27k!!

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Dude111 An Awesome Dude Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,111	Very nice...... I wonder if they would ever let it go? (If someone offered them enough $$$$$$)

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