First Television set.

[missprim]

I'm trying to work out which year we got our first television set.
All I know is that my Dad bought it because there was a special match when Manchester United were playing.Might have been a cup final and was definitely in the 1950's.
Any help please?

[Answerprancer]

You got your first television set at 2.35pm on the 19th of March 1954 from Rediffusion in the Old Kent Road.
Any more questions for Mystic AP ? ;-)

[craft1948]

We got our first TV in about 1954.........it had a box on the side with a slot which took half-crowns (early pay per view)

[jno]

gosh, did it run on gas?

[HowardKennitby]

Early 1960s here.

[missprim]

Answerprancer you are partly right as it was from Rediffusion but not in the Old kent Road.

[jno]

my FIL was in electronics so in the early days he built his own TV (long before I knew him, of course). Wound all the coils by hand and all. Apparently it was the wonder of the neighbourhood and everyone came around to look at the test card

[Hopkirk]

Why not Radio Rentals or Granada?

[missprim]

So when did we get our tele?

[Answerprancer]

Blimey ! I'm partly psychic :-)))

[Hopkirk]

You need a Manchester United fanatic.

Where is Arksided when you need him?

[sir.prize]

Well Man United played in the 1957 Cup Final

[HowardKennitby]

The only 'special' match I can think of in 1950s would be the 1958 one in Germany. That was the one where the air crash occurred as they were leaving Germany.

[Jemisa]

My father bought our first TV in 1953 to watch the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth the second,

jem

[magicmick]

Possibley 1958 when Man United played Bolton Wanderers

[missprim]

Thanks sir.prize. I was wondering how old I was when we got it so in 1957 I was 11yrs old.

[magicmick]

1958 Utd vBolton both goals by Nat Lofthouse

[missprim]

So Man U were in the cup final in 57 and 58.
Just looked it up and they lost on both occasions. Wonder if my Dad sent it back!!!

[paddywak]

We had one of those craft, a man came round every week to empty it, and anything over a certain amount was given back to you. Mum used to save all the excess money and eventually she saved enough to buy a ordinary TV a 14" Bush.

[HowardKennitby]

Our first television was from this guy's company

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EKCO

[craft1948]

My mum rented a Tv for years, until me and my sister bought her one.