Mystery magnifier

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by earlyfilm

The little metal clips hang on the horizontal plastic bars, and the two posts at the bottom tilt it to the correct angle.

Until the picture in the above post, I had never seen one of these with the Pilot * name on it and suspect that it was an aftermarket item made by someone else. It certainly was less likely to break the plastic bars than the one Pilot sold, which had to be slightly twisted to remove from the set, and if accidentally bumped -- Goodbye plastic front!

I wanted one for my Pilot back in 1963 during the short time it was my daily driver, but never could find one.

* The font used in the Antiqueradios example looks like a 1960s rub-off letter set to me, but cannot be sure from the photograph.

James

Period ads for aftermarket TV magnifiers in magazines usually mentioned that they started for 3" sets, so there likely was a few variations. I had the octagon one years ago that I wish I had kept, but I ended-up storing it in a box anyway. I was always afraid of bumping it on the set and ruining the bakelite grille. They have a bit of weight to them with the liquid filling. The version that's mounted on the metal stand that slides under the set is actually the most practical.