Vintage Television

Do you remember television shows like “Queen for a Day”, “What’s My Line”, or “Truth or Consequences”? If you do, you probably watched them on the classic tv sets found here. The television set in most homes was also a piece of furniture. Large wood consoles could be found in living rooms across the country. The television has a long and interesting history, which began in the early 20th century. John Logie Baird, a Scottish inventor, is credited with the invention of the first television in 1925. He used a mechanical system that used a rotating disc to scan images onto a screen. In the following years, other inventors improved on Baird’s work, including Vladimir Zworykin, who developed the cathode ray tube, which would become the standard television display technology.