Philips from 1961

[Captain Video]

Indeed the channel selector is there, on that odd position really close to the back of the TV.

[WISCOJIM]

Originally Posted by Captain Video

Indeed the channel selector is there, on that odd position really close to the back of the TV.

It had to be way back so that it was accessible when the doors are opened and folded back.

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[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by WISCOJIM

It had to be way back so that it was accessible when the doors are opened and folded back.

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Still was a poor location for a channel selector.

[Captain Video]

I later discovered that one of my aunts worked for that department store chain.

And I have found on Facebook pictures of one of their stores in the same city where my TV was sold. Who knows, maybe the TV was sold on that exact store:

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Still was a poor location for a channel selector.

Looks a little like a combination lock on a safe... Especially when the doors are shut, so you don't see the CRT.