TV sets of famous/important people

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Moses Znaimer, the founder of City TV, has for a number of years maintained a museum that once sat in Toronto's City TV main office. I suppose for space reasons, he moved it down the street, and it is also somewhat restricted for access.

I do remember once seeing a room set up to display a white console TV that was claimed to have once belonged to Marilyn Munroe, and knowing what I do about Znaimer, I doubt that this was made up.

The museum's website appears to be hosted now by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and can be accessed here:

http://www.civilization.ca/hist/tv/tv04eng.html

I had a quick look but didn't see MM's TV though The following is a quote from the site:

"The core of his collection is comprised of approximately 360 television receivers; 12,000 assorted television tubes, lamps, capacitors, etc.; 1475 schematics and manuals for televisions; 200 items of television memorabilia, including the original Felix the Cat broadcast model; a library of over 300 books on television; 1200 television magazines; and 300 still photographs."

This is a man that is serious about his TV!