Do-it-yourself television

Central Press Photos Ltd. photograph titled 'Do-it-yourself television'. Caption on back reads: Showing in the Industrial Photographic and Television Exhibition which opened at Earl's Court today was a do-it-yourself T.V. camera kit which is priced at 70 gns. The woman in the photo is Eve Lucat.

The Daily Herald was a British national newspaper published between 1912 and 1964, and became the top-selling newspaper in the world, with a monthly circulation of more than 2 million. Throughout its 50 years of publication, the newspaper archived 3.5 million photographs, contact sheets and glass negatives, creating a rich visual collection of the first half of the 20th century.

From the very earliest days of TV broadcasting, there was a strong culture of home electronics enthusiasts building their own televisions. this 1960s example shows a kit of parts that could be assembled at home.