13-10-2017, 02:54 PM
The more (TVs, radios etc) that get destroyed the more desireable and valuable the ones we collect become. Well that's the theory anyway.
Loads of pre-war TVs were smashed up in the 1950s. Even the late great Gerry Wells told me of doing so himself. Back then they were useless and large lumps of junk. A nice modern set that was smaller, lighter, more reliable, gave bigger, brighter pictures and could get the newfangled ITV was what everyone wanted. Hardly surprising that very few survive - I'm amazed that the tally is as high as over 200, out of approx 20000 that were made.
At present there are loads of TV22, TV24 and other common 1950s sets around. A lot were fairly small and easy to hide in attics, garages etc.
First generation colour sets are pretty rare. The (burning) Bush CTV25, ITT-KB VC1 (handwired) and Thorn 2000 etc are hardly commonplace. Are they rarer than prewar sets in relative and/or absolute terms? The rising prices indicate they are increasingly sought after.
I wonder if late 1990s, early 2000s CRT TVs will ever become collectable? A huge number have been scrapped. But with a few exceptions such as B&O they were pretty anonymous black or silver plastic boxes. Will we lament their loss? A few will be needed as props for period dramas but beyond that?
Loads of pre-war TVs were smashed up in the 1950s. Even the late great Gerry Wells told me of doing so himself. Back then they were useless and large lumps of junk. A nice modern set that was smaller, lighter, more reliable, gave bigger, brighter pictures and could get the newfangled ITV was what everyone wanted. Hardly surprising that very few survive - I'm amazed that the tally is as high as over 200, out of approx 20000 that were made.
At present there are loads of TV22, TV24 and other common 1950s sets around. A lot were fairly small and easy to hide in attics, garages etc.
First generation colour sets are pretty rare. The (burning) Bush CTV25, ITT-KB VC1 (handwired) and Thorn 2000 etc are hardly commonplace. Are they rarer than prewar sets in relative and/or absolute terms? The rising prices indicate they are increasingly sought after.
I wonder if late 1990s, early 2000s CRT TVs will ever become collectable? A huge number have been scrapped. But with a few exceptions such as B&O they were pretty anonymous black or silver plastic boxes. Will we lament their loss? A few will be needed as props for period dramas but beyond that?
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