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Originally Posted by gomarlins3
A. No, I remember $.67 a gallon.
B. Yes, I remember the little bullseye and the long "BEEEEEEEEPPPPPP" after the National Anthem.
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Actually the sign off test pattern was called the Indian Head Test Pattern and was a standard, patented piece. Every station had one and you could use it to set the linearity and size on your television. We used it to set viewfinders in our studio cameras (until built in test patterns evolved). We used to shut down the station every night with "Portals of Prayer" which one of our engineers used to call "Portholes of Crabs" and got away with for over 3 years.
That's a '49 Studebaker in the background of the Ford (which could be any model up to 1953).