General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Predominantly synthetic with metal outer trim ring & handle, and metal stand. Glass CRT display tube inside. Synthetic flat cable ends in synthetic connector with metal pins and hardware.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

61.0 cm

Width

34.0 cm

Height

57.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PHILCO

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY 1960'S

Canada

TYPE OF SET WAS AVAILABLE IN CANADA

Function

TO RECEIVE B&W TELEVISION PICTURES IN THE VHF RANGE.

Technical

THE FIRST (AND PROBABLY ONLY) TV SET THAT ALLOWED FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE PICTURE TUBE FROM THE MAIN CHASSIS OF THE SET.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Front top: "PHILCO/ Predicta"/ Rear: "PHILCO/ Predicta", silver label with text "THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY/ OF CANADA 328338"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Front is grey/green with a gold-coloured trim around the outside. Back is satin beige. Outer handle & mount pieces are gold-coloured. Stand is brown/beige on the lower half and gold-coloured on the upper half. Flat cable is matte off-white and ends in a large matte off-white connector with grey metallic pins and hardware.

Decoration

N/A