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Subject: Oldest UK television discovered
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/09 at 6:32 am
Full report on BBC News Online
Britain's oldest working television has been uncovered in a house in London.
The 1936 Marconiphone, thought to have been made in the months that Britain's first television service began, was tracked down after a competition.
The set belongs to Jeffrey Borinsky, an electrical engineer and collector of antique television and radio sets.
He bought the set, which has a 12-inch (30cm) screen from another collector 10 years ago and is still working on restoring it to its original state.
The screen is mounted inside a wooden cabinet. The image from the cathode ray tube, mounted vertically inside the cabinet, is reflected onto a mirror.
The few controls include volume and vertical hold, but there is no channel changer, as there was only one channel when it was made: the BBC.
Subject: Re: Oldest UK television discovered
Written By: Paul on 07/21/09 at 6:54 am
The few controls include volume and vertical hold, but there is no channel changer, as there was only one channel when it was made: the BBC.
And only one place you could have watched it...London!
And this was the first day's programming on the BBC, probably viewed on one of those very sets...
Subject: Re: Oldest UK television discovered
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/09 at 6:55 am
And only one place you could have watched it...London!
within spitting distance of Alexandra Palace?
Subject: Re: Oldest UK television discovered
Written By: Paul on 07/21/09 at 7:15 am
within spitting distance of Alexandra Palace?
In actual fact, AP transmissions in 1936 had quite a range...35 miles!
Thing was, only a handful of homes could afford this newfangled TV device! The average price was a costly (at the time) £100...
Subject: Re: Oldest UK television discovered
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/09 at 7:16 am
In actual fact, AP transmissions in 1936 had quite a range...35 miles!
Thing was, only a handful of homes could afford this newfangled TV device! The average price was a costly (at the time) £100...
How much is £100 now taking in inflation?
Subject: Re: Oldest UK television discovered
Written By: Paul on 07/21/09 at 7:35 am
How much is £100 now taking in inflation?
According to this handy little gizmo, it works out to £5222! :o
Subject: Re: Oldest UK television discovered
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/09 at 8:12 am
According to this handy little gizmo, it works out to £5222! :o
Thanks, over £5000 is a lot.