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blast from the past, a little bit of this and a little bit of that.

[midcenturymodernfreak]

c. 1960 Sparton “Nomad” Television | Model 17J1K

Sparton brands of television sets were produced the Sparton Corporation (originally called Sparks Withington) in Jackson, Michigan, and later in London, Ontario, Canada. The television shown above was produced in Canada after the manufacturing facility in the United States was closed.

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[funcute]

let’s watch the tube.

(Sparton allegedly stopped production of TV’s in 1959? I don’t know what became of the brand afterward.)

[sadteensockhop]

Sparton (Sparks Withington) was a television set manufacturer located in Jackson, Michigan.  They began by manufacturing radios in 1926, and TV sets in 1949.