14 Nov 2003, 22:46, MIKE ROSS (1:167/133), wrote to Matt Mc_Carthy:

Hi MIKE.

 MR> I think I actually saw something like that once. Do you remember 
 MR> looking at TV in a mirror? The tv had the crt mounted vertically 
 MR> pointing up and the top lid flipped open at 45 degrees to reveal a 
 MR> mirror under the lid.

Now that you mentioned it, I do remember that one.  It's advantage was it's
low height.  Many families didn't want the 'tall monstrosity' in their
living rooms as it didn't match any of the living room furniture of that
day.  That design might be considered the grandfather of the modern
projection TV.

 MR> But the cheesiest had to be in the late 50's or early 60's where 
 MR> one could buy a transparent plastic overlay to place over the crt. 
 MR> The top was tinted blue and the bottom green. It worked great with 
 MR> outdoor scenes such as in "Daniel Boone" with Fess Parker
but it made 
 MR> Ed Sullivan look bizarre. Thank God for pot or we would never had 
 MR> gotten over the horror.

That's one I've no recollection of, probably never saw one, thankfully!


     Good luck...  M.

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