Photo of mirror-in-the-lid pre-war Philco proto TV

[decojoe67]

I've seen this early proto Philco in other pictures. It looks like one of the later '30's models as the earlier ones looked like standard Philco console radios. I would suspect none of these have survived.

[Dave A]

I don't recall seeing the camera before. And palm trees? None of them at their plant in N. Philadelphia. Where was this?

[old_tv_nut]

Palm Beach, FL, distributors convention, February 20, 1939
http://www.earlytelevision.org/philco_xmtr.html

[tubesrule]

One of these sets is known to be in the collection of a reclusive collector.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/philco_1938.html

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by tubesrule

One of these sets is known to be in the collection of a reclusive collector.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/philco_1938.html

Wow! I'd just love to see a photo of it. It's such a piece of TV history. I just don't get why some collectors won't even post an anonymous photo of a rare set.

[tubesrule]

While not a lot of detail, those are contemporary pictures of the set in the ETF link.