Emmett Till's family TV set
 

Emmett Till was the kid who was killed in Mississippi in 1955.
https://static02.nyt.com/images/2016...till-jumbo.jpg
Looks like the TV has a CBS channel 2 on. Likely in Chicago, not Mississippi, if what I find on the 'net is accurate...

The TV looks to be fairly new for 1955, Wonder what make and model it was. Think someone said it was a Philco?

Knobs layout lools like dual chassis Philco.

Looks very similar to the 1953 Philcos that both my wife and I remember from childhood (which I still have). Both were purchased late in 1952, and had the optional UHF tuner installed in the center. This appears to be a fancy 21" set with doors, but no UHF.

Knob style and layout of wife's set:

http://www.videokarma.org/attachment...4&d=1291836085


jr

:sigh: What a sad sad shame , disgusting really what atrocities the ugly monster known as racism can bring forth .....

Oh , and , I don't see jr_tech's picture , but wa2ise's picture in the first post shows up fine here .

Does this link work?

http://www.videokarma.org/attachment...4&d=1291836085

jr

I see jr_tech's picture and his link works for me. (I'm using chrome)

:) Hi jr , yes indeed that link works fine , and I absolutely LOVE the look of that UHF tuner !!! In all my years I've never seen that before on a split chassis Philco , even though I must have seen 100s of them with the aftermarket "UHF adapter" box sitting on top of the set .

:thmbsp: Thank You for sharing that picture .

Milwaukee, being a UHF town early on, There was a lot of Philco's that had the tuner option. They seemed to be a dealer installed option, instead of factory.
It was a two tube unit that received it's operating voltages from the piggy back adaptor that plugged into the audio output tube socket.
It must've been a more expensive option because many of the Philco owner's opted for the set top convertor.
I have a Philco set top convertor in my collection. A wood cabinet with a bit of gold trim.