Bush television receiver, type TV24, c 1950s

Bush television receiver, type TV24, c 1950s. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, a number of large regional transmitters were built to extend the BBC's television service across the UK. As each region used a different frequency, manufacturers produced a different version of each set for each region. The Bush TV22, manufactured from 1950-1952, was the first TV receiver which could be re-tuned to different BBC transmitters. It was one of the first televisions to use an aluminised cathode ray tube, ensuring that most of the light from the picture came out into the room, thus giving a brighter image. The Bush TV24, first manufactured in 1953, was almost identical to the TV22 but with a 12 inch, rather than a 9 inch, tube. The Bush name is derived from the location of the original Bush Radio factory in Shepherd's Bush, London. Photographie ©SSPL/National Media Museum