Television was introduced to Americans in 1939 and began to gain a foothold after World War II (1939–45). In the 1950s, the sale of TV sets and the boom in programming made TV America’s favorite source of entertainment.
Consider the numbers: In 1946, 7,000 TV sets were sold; in 1948, 172,000 sets were sold; and in 1950, 5 million sets were sold. In 1950, just under 20 percent of American homes contained a TV set. Ten years later, nearly 90 percent of homes contained a TV—and some even had color TVs. The number of TV stations, channels, and programs all grew to meet this surging demand.
The 1950s truly were the decade of the TV.
Here below is a set of Vintage Photos from a 1956 Motorola television catalog. It features all the makes and models available that year.
| Motorola Color TV With Large Two-in-One Picture 19CK2 |
| 21-inch Motorola Eye-Conditioned TV 21K39 |
| 21-inch Motorola Pushbutton Turn-On 21K42 |
| Compact 24-inch Motorola TV 24T4 |
| Compact Motorola 21-inch TV 21T28 |
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