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The History of Modern Day Television, Vintage Films

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This rare vintage collection of films shows the early history of television. It shows some television manufacturing at RCA and how TV's work to receive the signal, very early production shots and techniques, and early remote control commercials.

 

 

Classic Television History Films on DVD!

An original production published by The Classic Archives!

This rare vintage collection of films shows the early history of television.  It shows some television manufacturing at RCA and how TV's work to receive the signal, very early production shots and techniques, and early remote control commercials, (some silent).  This rare collection is a must for any TV buff or history lover.  The technology shown here is so vintage and out of date, it is quite fascinating to watch.

This DVD contains a fully interactive menu and runs over 2 hours .  Here is a list of movies that make up this very rare collection:

The Hillsborough with New Hideaway Styling (1959)

Promotes a new console television that folds into a piece of furniture so as to conceal the all-seeing picture tube.

Silent, Color, 2:32

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Magic in the Air (1955)

Introduces television and explains the workings of early television technology.

Sound, B&W, 8:12

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New Seven-Function Remote Control for Color (1959)

Promotes an early version of the television remote control.

Silent, Color, 3:24

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Programmer with Magic Memory, Another Newsmaker (1959)

Presents a special device that automatically tunes in your favorite preselected TV shows

Silent, Color, 4:05

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An RCA Presentation Television (ca. 1939)

Early promotional film introducing TV to the American public, probably coordinated with the rollout of scheduled broadcasting at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Shows scenes of television production at the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) studios at Rockefeller Center, New York City, using equipment manufactured by NBC's corporate parent RCA.

Sound, B&W, 9:03

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The Story of Television (1956)

RCA's corporate history of pre-1956 developments in television.

Sound, B&W, 14:50

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Radio and Television (1940)

View of the radio industry as it existed in 1940, showing potential occupations at every level. Introduces the new industry of television, emphasizing its need for specially skilled workers. Useful imagery of the electronic media in the pre-World War II era.

Sound, B&W, 10:30

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Television Remote Control (Tuner) (ca. 1961)

Early technology to enable the channel-surfer.

Sound, Color, 5:46

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Television Tomorrow

Part of a series of post-WWII job recruitment films aimed at soon-to-be ex-servicemen. Of great historical interest and reasonably accurate about television behind the scenes and in the future.  Great film showing the earlier making of television, good shots of the big heavy big studio equipment they used to use.

Sound, B&W, 12:16

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The Reasons Why (1959)

Television manufacturing at RCA's New Jersey plant. Includes scenes of design, engineering and quality control. Great scenes of TVs with flickering test patterns.

Sound, Color, 26:42

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A Welcome Guest in the House (ca. 1957)

Tribute to television as servant of the public in the Cold War era.

Sound, B&W, 23:39

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DVD Menu Sampler:

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  • Model: DVD-TCA-J25

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