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Works explorer

Portable TVs (Retro Vision)

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Australians loved portable TVs. How else could you watch cricket at the beach or take your favourite show camping? Despite how portable these units were, due ..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Videosphere 'Space Helmet' CRT Television Set

c. 1970
Similarity: 78%

TV miniatures

Australia, 2019
Similarity: 73%

National Portable Video Camera WV-3085

Japan, c. 1974
Similarity: 72%

National Ranger 505 Transistor TV

Japan, c. 1974
Similarity: 71%

Portable Black and White TV

Japan, 1974
Similarity: 69%

Home entertainment last century

Australia, 1986
Similarity: 68%

1960s Australian TV miniature

Australia, 2019
Similarity: 68%

Type 2014K Image Orthicon camera

United Kingdom, c. 1950
Similarity: 67%

Pop-Up Television Radio Model TR-475U

Similarity: 67%

Early home consoles

Similarity: 67%

1950s Australian TV miniature

Australia, 2019
Similarity: 67%

VHS

Similarity: 67%

Singer miniature black and white TV

Similarity: 66%

CAAMA mobile TV unit

Alice Springs/NT/Australia, 1988
Similarity: 66%

Television and the world

United Kingdom, 1961
Similarity: 66%

Sony Betamovie BMC-100P

Japan, 1983
Similarity: 66%

Lighted stereo viewer model F

United States, c. 1950s
Similarity: 65%

Pye black and white TV

Similarity: 65%
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