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1950s PYE, Canadian or Import?
Spotted in Canada, not sure if they were sold there?
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Looks like a Canadian built set. The earlier British sets had strange styling quirks. There was a few British firms that set up plants in Canada, such as Marconi.
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And its vert knob is labelled "Vertical Hold" instead of "Frame Hold"(Brit)
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I've placed a link to this thread and the picture (non members can't see it)
on a UK TV forum here. http://vintagetvandradio.myfreeforum...p=29842#p29842 Pye did have a factory in Australia I think,never heard about one in Canada. Hugh |
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Philips also tried their luck in Canada in the 50s
Philips didn't try US until 80's buying US brands Result: Financial Armageddon Last edited by NewVista; 09-20-2012 at 12:29 AM. |
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Pye got taken over by Philips in the mid-late 1970's having joined up with Ekco around 1964.
As a manufacturer Pye went right back to the very early days of radio in the 1920's. Have you got any more pictures of that TV? The inside view might give a clue as to its origin,looks mid-late 1950's to me and by that time their styling for UK models had settled down to a more conventional look. Hugh Last edited by Mr Hoover; 09-19-2012 at 04:14 AM. |
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Didn't realize it had Nth American tuner/channels
Don't have any more pictures. You can transfer a higher res of my thumbnail by clicking/expanding it first before saving. Wish I would've picked it up Set now too far away from me but available in Mississauga, O. PM me for seller contact info. Last edited by NewVista; 09-20-2012 at 01:06 AM. |
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Wasn't Norelco the name Philips used for their US consumer products? I have two Norelco projection TVs from 1950-52 that have the name Philips inside on several items.
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I saw one of these on ebay , did you get that one?
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