My Uncle Duane Clutterham was rich (means he had a daily job) in the '50's,
and in 1953 he bought a 5" TV. We finally got one, a 15", I think, in 1959.
I remember watching parts of the World Series, but I don't remember who
played. I was almost 13 years old, and didn't much care. I think it was
because I'd never seen much TV, and wasn't much impressed. Heckfire, I could
ride my bike the two miles or so to Ben's Drug Store, maybe steal some
cigarettes (must be Luckies, or the BIG Pall Malls), and eat a snickers with
my friends.
I was born in September 1946.
Mike Higgins
1955 Belvedere Sport Coupe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Fwd: Fw: How old is Grandpa???...... Just a
reminder.... lol
Sorry to burst anyone's age-bubble, on the subject "grandfather's "
minimum age, but,
Philo Farnsworth gets credit for filing a patent on television, in 1927,
and I think that the
earliest TV broadcast occurred in 1939, so our mythological grandfather,
if he was born
"before television" would be at least 69 years old (from 1939) and could
be well over 81 years
(depending upon disputes as to whom actually gets credit for inventing
television, and when),
not "59", as the internet-posting indicates.
Unless TV happened to arrive at his home town in 1949.
Neil Vedder
Bill Parker wrote:
Well I know we're off topic here. But...a coincidence...my
step-grandmother died recently. She was the oldest person in the world
at the time she died...age 115. At the funeral we got to talking about
all the changes she has seen...wow!
Bill & Kathi Parker, South Central Indiana '60 Chrysler Saratoga kustom;
'62 Plymouth Max Wedge; '64 Dart convertible; '65 Barracuda \6; '65
Imperial; '68 Barracuda FB 340-S; '69 Barracuda FB now 360; '70
Challenger now 440; '72 Cuda '340
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