1956 RCA PERSONAL TV a vacuum tube portable television, 8 inch Picture, Commercial

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Attempted upscale of the 1956 RCA Television Commercial for the "RCA Personal TV" - - Used over 10 vacuum tubes and weighed more than a large bag of kitty litter (23 lbs.). Black & White, VHF only, and available in four colors: black, gray, red, white. Sold for $125 in 1956 (equivalent to over $1,200 today).
A minute long snapshot of history. Hope you enjoy! ~
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Beauty and portability carried in the hand ✋. Even in black and white for the picture, these were all the rage. Sad 😥 that nobody makes these nice TV's 📺 anymore. Your friend, Jeff.

jeffreyhickman
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I used to own this set, wish I had kept it!

bobleeper
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Very nice! It must have got very hot with all those tubes in such a small space. There was a UK TV the same year, Ekco TMB 272, very similar.. It would also run off 12 volts, there are a few videos on YouTube.

HughTVDX
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$125 smackeroos in 1956 is worth only $1, 237.11 in 2021's money. 😮

albear