Coronation Sets
Coronation Sets. A wireless and television rental shop in Cardiff in January 1953. The Wenvoe transmitter has been on the air since August, the Coronation is…
Two million sets in the country. Everybody wants one by June.
A wireless and television rental shop in Cardiff in January 1953. The Wenvoe transmitter has been on the air since August, the Coronation is on 2 June, and every family in the street wants to watch it at home. The makers are rationing sets, the hire purchase rules want a third down, and your van has one engineer.
- Starts
- January 1953
- Length
- 18 months
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Scored on
- Reach £280,000 of annual sales
- Business
- Wireless & TV Rental
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