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sets in the 1950s and 1960s under the name Mercury Television.Mercury Television (Pacific Mercury) - USA
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on January 1, 1954, with public demonstrations given across the United States on prototype color receivers by manufacturers

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, Pacific Mercury and others."Television in Review: N.B.C. Color," ''New York Times'', Jan. 4, 1954, p. 28. "First Admiral Color TV," ''New York Times'', Dec 31, 1953, p. 22. "Admiral's First Color TV Set," ''Wall Street Journal'', Dec. 31, 1953, p. 5.

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