“My family didn’t have TV in the forties.”
Practically no one did. We got one in 1950 and it was the first on the block. All my buddies would come over just about everyday to watch.
I remember my folks taking me over to a friend of theirs who had a TV. As I recall it had about a 6 inch screen in a huge set. I also remember some TVs actually pointed straight up. The lid of the set had a mirror so you could watch it.