1950s Vintage Commercial for Sylvania Radio Receivers

A 1950s-era commercial for a range of old electronics, in this case portable radios and clock radios. The commercial is slightly longer than usual, due to the unusual nature of the show it comes from. Also, shows with a couple of longer commercials was preferred over shows with many small ones at the time. The commercial aired live, so expect a few flubs.

Here is a link to the complete telecast:
http://www.archive.org/details/Beat_The_Clock

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Radio
• Receiver
• Electronic
• Electronics
• 1950s
• 50s
• Fifties
• Cold
• War
• Sylvinia
• Retro
• Classic
• Vintage
• Old

[inkey2]

weighs LESS THAN 4 POUNDS....that baby is feather light

[ManicHispanic24]

what a grand christmas present indeed! i just typed this on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 the grandest tablet of them all!

[sleep410]

Wow!! what will they think of next.

[mun63]

Yes! It's TINY!, Less than 4lbs!

[fromthesidelines]

Bill Shipley was Sylvania's spokesman on "BEAT THE CLOCK", so he gets to plug this impressive assortment of radios {Roxanne Arlen, Bud Collyer's assistant, shows them off}- yes, people were still listening to radio back then, although during this period (December 1953), prime-time entertainment shows on network radio were quickly losing ground to TV. Which would you rather do- see this on CBS television, or listen to Vaughn Monroe's "CAMEL CARAVAN" on CBS radio?

[jph2000]

I want one.

[koreamy]

"it's tiny" !

I love these vintage commercials !