collection of 1958 RCA color sales dept. slides

[old_tv_nut]

Someone found these and posted to Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywo...th/4414296517/

[ChrisW6ATV]

Cool! thank you for posting that.

[mstaton]

Pretty neat stuff. I like the color the peacock contest..Over 12 million color sets in inventory in 1956.

[Don Lindsly]

That is over $12 million in dollars, not units. Total TV sales for for 1956 were 6,804,783 units per US Dept of Commerce

[Steve D.]

Wayne,

I found these slides on line several years ago. They were just posted randomly. Thanks for posting so I can now see them in proper order.

-Steve D.

[old_tv_nut]

Originally Posted by Steve D.

Wayne,

I found these slides on line several years ago. They were just posted randomly. Thanks for posting so I can now see them in proper order.

-Steve D.

Note that the poster is not sure of the order, just tried to make a good guess.

[mstaton]

Originally Posted by Don Lindsly

That is over $12 million in dollars, not units. Total TV sales for for 1956 were 6,804,783 units per US Dept of Commerce

I was looking at that when I was tired and didn't see the $.

[Eric H]

These are great!
I like how this guy gets more evil looking as the show progresses.
Even the woman unveiling the TV looks pretty sinister.

[bgadow]

It would sure be interesting to hear the record; I wonder about that slide showing the series 700 rework-I'm guessing CTC-7's that were upgraded?

I know a fellow with a bunch of Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge material like this, complete sets with the filmstrip and records. I need to talk him into letting me borrow some just to check them out.

[kvflyer]

Originally Posted by bgadow

...


I know a fellow with a bunch of Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge material like this, complete sets with the filmstrip and records. I need to talk him into letting me borrow some just to check them out.

I would love to see that!

[bgadow]

kv, if you ever get down this way (on the way to the beach, maybe?) you could stop by, he has a store here in town. He has a massive amount of NOS Mopar stuff from a dealer he cleaned out. These sets are among the parts and include titles like "Plymouth against the Edsel" and "Selling the Chrysler to the Buick owner" that sorta thing.