1949 Philips tv

[Tony F]

I came across this set, and can't seem to find much info on it. The ad claims it's a 1949 model DV1050. Philips. The Early Television Foundation does not show this particular model.
Tony

[kvflyer]

Kinda shaped like an Emerson. Others with much more information will probably know. Stand by...

[AlanInSitges]

It's Canadian. It doesn't look exactly like anything else from the time, and doesn't resemble the European Philips sets from that period either. Philips didn't sell TVs in the US during that time period, so this would have been a Canadian one-off. Curious!

TV broadcasts didn't start until about 1952 in Canada so I think the 1949 claim may be bogus.

ETA there's a guy on ARF who has a bunch of Canadian service data from this era, you might reach out to him.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by AlanInSitges

It's Canadian. It doesn't look exactly like anything else from the time, and doesn't resemble the European Philips sets from that period either. Philips didn't sell TVs in the US during that time period, so this would have been a Canadian one-off. Curious!

TV broadcasts didn't start until about 1952 in Canada so I think the 1949 claim may be bogus.

ETA there's a guy on ARF who has a bunch of Canadian service data from this era, you might reach out to him.

There were/are lots of Canadian cities/towns close enough to the US border that they can pick up stations from the states. There were plenty of Canadians that had TVs before their country had stations...There are also a number of 1954-1960 Canadian made color TVs that predate Canadian color casting for the same reason.

[jr_tech]

I agree with e/m...I think that the set looks "earlier" than 1952 when TV broadcasting started in Canada. I believe 1949 is accurate. Wonder if it had a hot tuner and extra IF stages to aid dxing US stations.
Did Phillips have a radio factory in Canada prior to 1949?

jr

[Tom9589]

The 25 Hz spec on the tag on the rear definitely points toward Canada. It will also have a huge power transformer due to the 25 Hz spec. The presence of a CSA registration and no UL rating point toward Canada

[Penthode]

Originally Posted by Tom9589

The 25 Hz spec on the tag on the rear definitely points toward Canada. It will also have a huge power transformer due to the 25 Hz spec. The presence of a CSA registration and no UL rating point toward Canada

I believe this was a hot chassis and did not employ a power transformer.

[Tony F]

Penthode, Well it looks like you nailed it. I pulled the back off, stamped on the cabinet is 50-10-05. Also, I wondered why it was so light. I could actually pick it up by myself without breaking my back. No transformer, lots of electrolytic cans, large power resistor and 3 stages of selenium diodes. The chassis is nicely spread out and connected by plugs and sockets. Also, nice and clean with no rust. There is no cage around the flyback and H.V. circuit, which is about an inch away from the speaker. The 10BP4 picture tube tests good. Looks like 26 tubes total including the picture tube. 3 6J6's for the tuner. Sadly,... no photo's until my wife tells me where she hid the camera.
Tony

[Penthode]

So you acquired the set? If so great!

Please keep us posted on this. It is an I interesting set.

[Zsuttle]

So, how different is this model than say the European Philips models? I would have figured they would have taken an existing chassis and modified it to suit the power and receiving needs for Canada. Or, was it more economical to design something from scratch?

[MIPS]

Cambridge, huh?
Long shot here but are there any marks indicating if/where the last time this set was serviced?

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Penthode

I believe this was a hot chassis and did not employ a power transformer.

Seeing selenium rectifiers and a rather small transformer (probably just for tube heaters) I'd agree.

[Penthode]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

Seeing selenium rectifiers and a rather small transformer (probably just for tube heaters) I'd agree.

I recall the filaments were series strung negating the need even for a filament transformer. If the horizontal output is a 19BG6, that would clinch it.

[pallophotophone]

I watched "The Beverly Hillbillies" with a dubbed French soundtrack when visiting up by the border many years ago. Never saw anything funnier in my life!

[AlanInSitges]

While I agree the TV looks older than 1952, I have a hard time believing that Philips invested in designing, building a factory, building sets, and selling them in a market where the only signals were from across the border and there were no regulations in place.