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Welcome to the Early Television Foundation and Museum Website

The Early Television Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of the technology from the early days of television. Our website's mission is to preserve and make available to the public the history of early television, from the mechanical systems of the 1920s through the introduction of color televsion in the 1950s.

The 2011 Early Television Convention will be April 29 - May 1 at the Museum in Hilliard.

The Early Television Museum and Foundation depend on donations to fund their operations. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the Early Television Foundation. Become a Friend of the Museum.

Recent Additions to our Collection. Click on image for more information.

RCA TJ-48 Mobile Television Van

RCA TKP-45 portable color camera

Telekit Model 7

Scott 800BT

Capehart-Farnsworth 651-P

Andrea C-VL16

Transvision 10

In the Museum's Collection

This website contains other information on early television

Mechanical TV Set Gallery	Early Television Collectors
Early Electronic TV Set Gallery	DVDs, CDs, other items for sale
Early Color Set Gallery	Classified Notices for Early TV
Database of Surviving Mechanical Sets	Restoration of Early TV Sets
Database of Surviving Early Electronic Sets	How Much is Your Old Set Worth?
Database of Surviving Early Color Sets	Early Color Television Systems
Books and Publications about Early Television	Early Television History
Television during World War Two

See the Early Television Museum on the History Channel

We welcome your comments and suggestions about our website. Please contact the Foundation at info@earlytelevision.org.

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