During WWII, all manufacturing of tv equipment was banned, and the cathode ray tubes that produced the pictures was redirected to radar and other military uses. After the war, the production and popularity of television took off.The 1940s TV sets didn’t look like today’s televisions. Most had tiny picture screens between 10 and 15 inches wide diagonally, inside large, bulky cabinets. They were only available in black and white.

1948 Admiral 19A111
1948 Admiral 20X122 USA
1948 Admiral 20X122
1948 Airline 94GSE3015A USA
1948 Airline 94GSE-3015A
1949 Airline 94GSE-3018A USA
1949 Airline 94GSE-3018A
1949 Crosley 9-420M
1948 Crosley 9-420M
1949 Crosley 9-425
1949 Crosley 9-425
1947 Du Mont RA102
1947 Du Mont RA102
1948 Du Mont RA103
1948 Du Mont RA103
1948 Emerson 628
1948 Emerson 628
1949 Emerson 600
1949 Emerson 600
1947 Farnsworth GV260
1947 Farnsworth GV260
1948 Farnsworth 661P
1948 Farnsworth 661P
1948 GE 803
1948 GE 803
1949 GE 810
1949 GE 810 GE
1948 Hicrafters T54
1948 Hicrafters T54
1948 Hicrafters 514
1948 Hicrafters 514
1947 Motorola VT71
1947 Motorola VT71
1948 Motorola VK101R
1948 Motorola VK101R
1948 Philco 48-700
1948 Philco 48-700
1948 Philco 48-1000
1948 Philco 48-1000
1948 Raytheon 7DX22P 7in USA
1948-Raytheon 7DX22P
1949 Raytheon-Belmont M1101 USA
1949-Raytheon M1101
1946 RCA 630TS
1946 RCA 630TS
1946 RCA 621TS
1946 RCA 621TS RCA
1948 Sentinel 400TV
1948 Sentinel 400TV
1948 Sentinel 405