First public TV advert

According to Official Guinness Records,

The first open public TV advertisement ever broadcast was on NBC's WNBT station in New York, USA, for a Bulova watch on 27 June 1941.

For a complete list of 1941 records, please visit 1941 Guinness Records in United States.

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