Hi Tom in Australia,
The main problem was that the price of a TV was given by the diameter
of the CRT, this is based on Tenno`s politics.
The price for a TV was unbelievable high in the early 50s!
A well-educated man who had a government job had to work several years,
without eating- and living-costs to save the money for a TV.
The official start for television was 1953, with roundies, and 14" sets.
Top luxary sets had in the mid 50s 17" CRTs, mostly in consoles.
I have 2 Toshiba consoles and a 17" General table set.
Roundies had mostly 7", only few had a 10" tube. I have three 7" and two
10" sets.
I saw only one 21" set in about 7 years!
In the early 60s the 19" tubes were common, but the 14" screen was
standard of Japan.
Small transistor radios were interesting for international markets, but not the
oldfashion small screen TVs.
Japan was a closen country, for many centuries, still today, you feel it
if you (try to) deal with japanese people.
TV-collector
