The TV Set That Freaked Out a Generation of Moms

TVC 493.2: Via remote from TheHistoryofTV.com: Phil Savenick provides Ed with a guided tour of his collection of vintage television sets, which includes the very first TV set sold by RCA, an early French model (with wings), and a rarely seen Pilot radio canopy TV—the set whose screen was so small, mothers across America warned their children not to sit too close to it "or else you'll burn your eyes out." This segment was recorded in January 2020, before the national lockdown.

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