Very Early Austrian Sets

[Josef]

Last Sunday my search agent on a local internet site which is comparable with craiglist informed me that a set which I was looking for for many years is for sale only a few miles away from my home.
I immediately called the seller and offered to pick up the set after lunch time and she agreed.
As soon as I arrived at the sellers home I could't trust my eyes. They had a garage full of TV sets- many of them from 1955 the year TV was introduced here in Austria.
I bought not only the offered set but also another one for parts for a very reasonable price.
My approach is to bring at least one of them back to live. Even though the older set which was built in May is not in great shape I prefer to restore first. The HV section of the newer set, built im August is heavily modified what I don't really like.
Please keep in mind that especially the older set was developed before any TV transmissions took place here in Austria. The first test program was broadcasted in April and May 1955.
From this point of view this set is a really interesting piece of Austrian TV history.

Here a few technical details:
70 degree deflection crt with magnetic focus
split chassis set
EY 51 HV rectifier
weight 38kg/83lbs