Early Television Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 24 July 2000 |
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| Location | 5396 Franklin St, Hilliard, OH |
| Founder | Steve McVoy |
| Owner | Early Television Foundation |
| Nearest parking | On site (no charge) |
The Early Television Museum is a special place where you can see how TVs looked a long time ago. It's like a time machine for televisions! This museum is located in Hilliard, Ohio, which is a town near Columbus, Ohio.
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A Journey Through TV History
The museum has more than 150 different TV sets. It's the biggest collection of early TVs in the United States!
What Kinds of TVs Will You See?
You can find very old mechanical TVs from the 1920s and 1930s. These TVs worked differently from the ones we have today. There are also TVs from before World War II (1936-1939) from places like Britain and America.
After the war, from 1945 to 1960, TVs started to look more like what we recognize. The museum has many of these post-war TVs from America, the UK, France, and Germany. You can even see some of the very first color TVs made between 1953 and 1957, including a famous RCA Victor CT-100 model. The coolest part is that many of these old TVs still work!
See Yourself on Old TV!
The museum also has a special collection from Dave Johnson. This includes early cathode ray tubes, which are the big glass tubes that used to create the pictures on old TV screens.
You can also see old TV studio equipment. There's even a working 60-line flying-spot scanner TV camera. This camera lets you see how people looked on mechanical television back in 1931. It's a fun way to experience TV history!
Who Runs the Museum?
The Early Television Museum is run by a group called the Early Television Foundation. This foundation is a non-profit organization, which means they use all their money to keep the museum going and teach people about TV history. They even host a yearly meeting at the museum for people who love old TVs!
