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Pre-1935 Magazines

This section provides a month-by-month presentation of the front covers of the most popular TV hobbyist magazines in the pre-1935 era.  

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1933 RADIO NEWS and the Short-wave

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Nov 1933

This issue has a very early article that discusses the use of the Cathode-Ray Tube for television and goes into great detail about the tube operation and characteristics.  The first CRT television tubes were offered to experimenters around 1931.  One example is shown below:

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1931 Westinghouse Cathode-Ray Tube (CRT) for Television, No. DRC-593, with DATA SHEET and original envelope
                        

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1931 Advertising which mentions that CRT Television is coming soon (actual USA launch was in April, 1939).

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1931 Television News - These were fabulous hobbyist's magazines that tracked the progress of television.  This May-June issue shows the 'new' Cathode-Ray tube being used in a 'stylized' vision of television.  It is interesting to note that whenever people are shown viewing television they are almost always shown in the finest suits and gowns!

The Manual of Ultra-Short Wave Radio - Published in 1932, compiled and edited by James Millen & Robert S. Kruse, by the National Company, Malden, Mass.  Great article about early USA CRT television.  The broadcast transmissions discussed are for the early 120-line CRT field test, which was the first transmission of TV using VHF frequencies.  (Courtesy Steve McVoy)

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