The Early Television Foundation and Museum

The museum itself is a hidden gem in central Ohio (USA). There have been so many times where I've visited a city and looked for interesting tech attractions, only to find out about something after I had already left. This is one of those places, not typically found on the tourist maps.

I really like the Articles https://www.earlytelevision.org/postwar_magazine_articles.ht... (scanned PDFs about early TV)

> "The Youngs have found the best way to control their children's television enthusiasm is by agreeing roughly every Sunday on which programs they will tune in that week. Some control is necessary because the children love everything on television except news programs." https://www.earlytelevision.org/pdf/sci_ill_1-49-2.pdf

and

the Advertising sections https://www.earlytelevision.org/postwar_ads.html (organized by brand)

Very much worth a visit if you have any interest in vintage electronics -- which you should, if you stop to think that the first analog color television receivers functioned with an absolute maximum of ~60 active components.

They're a good org. I have a donation I'm trying to get to them. Hopefully by spring I can keep my promise.

Another good site about early (electromechanical) television, including restored off-air recordings made on discs which couldn't be played back at the time:

http://www.tvdawn.com/