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MIDDLE ROW - Projection Screen Television

Projection Screen Television
Philco Corporation
Donor: David Kolodzieyczyk

When this television was manufactured, the size of the TV screen was dictated by the size of the picture tube. The larger the tube, the larger the image. However, a large picture tube didn’t fit well in a television cabinet, so Philco developed a system that used a small tube, focusing lens, and reflective mirror to create a nice large picture for family viewing.

Television in Progress

Although some of the earliest experiments with television took place in the 1880s, it was not until 1929 that Vladimir Zworykin, who worked for RCA, developed the modern television picture tube. The development of the television was delayed by the Depression and World War II, but after the war, television became increasingly popular.

A Little Local Station

The Kolodzieyczyk family of Kalamazoo purchased this set in the early 1950s when there were only two TV stations in west Michigan. The first television station in Kalamazoo (WKZO) began broadcasting in 1951. John E. Fetzer, who started Kalamazoo's first radio station in 1931, also owned the TV station. Area residents could also pick up television broadcasts from Grand Rapids beginning in 1949.

Atrium of Artifacts
  1. TOP ROW - Pulpit Chair
  2. TOP ROW - Birchbark Canoe
  3. TOP ROW - Soapbox Race Car
  4. TOP ROW - "Wonder Pony" Rocking Horse
  5. TOP ROW - Salute Gun
  6. TOP ROW - Armor
  7. TOP ROW - Virginia Bells
  8. TOP ROW - Grandfather Clock
  9. TOP ROW - Wringer Washer
  10. TOP ROW - Lincoln Desk
  11. TOP ROW - Peck Stained Glass
  12. TOP ROW - Grand Prairie School Bell
  13. TOP ROW - Television Tube Tester
  14. MIDDLE ROW - Studio Camera
  15. MIDDLE ROW - Regal Oak Stove
  16. MIDDLE ROW - Cylinder Phonograph
  17. MIDDLE ROW - One Hour Valet Sign
  18. MIDDLE ROW - Trial Lens Cabinet
  19. MIDDLE ROW - Reed Organ
  20. MIDDLE ROW - Field Cradle
  21. MIDDLE ROW - String Quilt Top
  22. MIDDLE ROW - Lady Justice Statue
  23. MIDDLE ROW - Columbia High-Wheel Bicycle
  24. MIDDLE ROW - Projection Screen Television
  25. BOTTOM ROW - Coffee Bin
  26. BOTTOM ROW - Trade Sign, Gilmore Enterprises
  27. BOTTOM ROW - Suitcase
  28. BOTTOM ROW - Douglass Community Exterior Sign
  29. BOTTOM ROW - Sled
  30. BOTTOM ROW - FREE 2B ME, sign
  31. BOTTOM ROW - Bust of Leta Snow
  32. BOTTOM ROW - Apple II Plus Computer