Rediffusion Television Receiver, c 1967
- Made:
- 1965-1970 in United Kingdom
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
License
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Rediffusion black and white television receiver, Type RVS 2T1770, manufactured about 1967. Fitted with 405/625 line selector buttons on side.
In 1967 the BBC officially launched colour television broadcasts in the UK, beggining with the Wimbledon tennis chaptionship. This was after years of experimentation and deciding on formats for colour TV in the UK. However, colour television was slow to spread, and many people contintued using black and white sets for years to come.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Object Number:
- 1986-5058
- Materials:
- glass, textile, cardboard, plastic (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 400 mm x 665 mm x 370 mm, 20.6 kg
- type:
- television receiver
- credit:
- Rediffusion Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
