A television for under 50p? Don't get too excited, because there are a number of snags
The picture is rubbish, you can't access any programmes, and we are talking 1933 prices.
Nevertheless, in this 100th anniversary year of John Logie Baird's demonstration of a working television, let's celebrate the enthusiasm and innovation of George Jones of Wolverhampton, an early television fan who created a TV set for a bargain price of just 8 shillings and six pence.
For perspective, at the time a telly would set you back around £26, the equivalent of the region of £2,000 in modern money.
Baird had taken the world into the television age with a mechanical system, using a rotating disc, and Mr Jones, who lived at 8 Rosebery Street, followed in his footsteps as he conducted his own experiments to see how cheaply he could build a set.
His results were demonstrated to an Express and Star correspondent called "Valcrys" and written up in the paper on August 3, 1933.
Unfortunately we haven't got a photo of George, but we can bring you the picture of his contraption which was used in the paper at the time. The quality isn't very good, but at least it's better than the reception from his TV.
