Post 1950 Ads

The 1950's saw four-speed turntables introduced as a way to accommodate the multiple playing formats introduced by the 45 RPM and the 33 1/3 RPM LP at the end of the 1940's.

Portable phonographs and turntables incorporated into full-entertainment pieces of furniture with their components of radio, television and phonograph would continue to offer the stage of the world to enter the home.

1950 Cobra-matic Variable Speed Record Changer, Zenith

Zenith Black Magic Television -- Plus Cobra-matic Record Playing with Pitch and Tempo Control, Zenith, 1951

V-M Phonographs and Record Changes, 1953

Symphonic Phonographs and Record Changes, 1955

Grundig Majestic Ultra-High Fidelity "Portraits in Sound", 1958

Brochure ad, General Electric Portable Phonograph Model RP1150, circa 1960

Brochure ad, General Electric Portable Phonograph Model RP1110, circa 1960

Brochure ad, General Electric Portable Phonograph Model RP1116, circa 1960

RCA Victor "The cornerstone of home entertainment for three generations," 1959

"Has transistors...will travel!" The magnificent Magnavox - 1962

A CBS Television Series, 1957 - 1962

The Voice of Music, Life Magazine, May 19, 1972

Phonographia