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Hi,
Those Predictas sold poorly due to reliability issues. The CRT tubes failed a lot in them and Philco ate many during warranty. This eventually sank the company and led to Ford Motor Company purchasing Philco in 1961. Many of the leftover Predictas became motel sets. Predictas were also popular in bars. I restored one and it's the most difficult monochrome set I ever worked on. They were really tight inside and ran hot. Very crowded to repair.
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