I don't remember our TV back in the 1950's and early '60's having rabbit ears, but I know we had 2 outdoor antennas, one high up in a large cedar tree and another attached to a base near the corner of our house. We had a switch inside the house near the TV to switch to one or the other of the antennas. We only got the 3 networks NBC, CBS, and ABC back then. One antenna brought in 2 of the stations and we had to switch to the other to get the 3rd channel.
Our first phone was a heavy black one that sat on a table near the TV. Our number was something like 574W, and it was a party line. You had to contact an operator to let them know what number you wanted to call and then didn't know who might be listening in to the conversation.
I wouldn't trade growing up in those days for today ever.
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