1930’s rear projection TV in the UK still in service

July 22, 2009 · Posted in Gadgets

It’s really easy to forget how far we’ve come in the past 70 or so years, while at the same time how some things stay the same. This 12-inch CRT might be the oldest working TV in the UK and has even been modified so it could be connected to a modern day converter box to gain access to Freeview — no word if the owner is paid up on his TV license though.

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