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14th Jul 2012, 6:31 pm | #1 |
Pentode
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
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Philco BT1840 TV
I spotted this Philco BT1840 TV at the Antique market in Salisbury. It is priced at £150 and appears to be in good condition.
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15th Jul 2012, 9:06 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING.
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Re: Philco BT1840 TV
Very interesting. By the look of that double 'D' mask it is a 16" model with a metal cone tube of the MW41-1 or English Electric T901 style, around 1951. A bit expensive at £150 especially as the tube is very likely to be U/S. A rare receiver all ther same. J.
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15th Jul 2012, 9:59 pm | #3 |
Octode
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
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Re: Philco BT1840 TV
Its a late '49 model and should be equipped with a 12 inch tube (possibly Mazda), though that screen does look a little flat.
Glad I wasn't at that antique market as with just a little haggling it'd now be sat in my car whilst I worked out where the hell to put it ! TTFN, Jon |
12th Nov 2014, 4:47 pm | #4 |
Retired Dormant Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Peel, Isle of Man
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Re: Philco BT1840 TV
Apologies for re-opening an old thread but this was the first TV in my home when I was a kid.
My father bought it in 1953 for the Coronation. Our TV supplier, Edwards Radio, Oxford Road Reading UK, installed an H aerial and delivered no less than 3 different console models. They asked us to use them for 2 weeks and decide which we liked best. What wonderful service in those days. Dad chose the Philco BT 1840, which also had a good radio and a shortwave band or bands. I recall this was the most expensive of the three sets at 112 guineas, a small fortune in those days, when most men earned about £10 a week. The circuit did not seem to incorporate any way to discharge the tube on switch off, so the picture turned into an ever decreasing circle which became a spot of increasing intensity and took several minutes to fade. Sadly this soon caused a round brownish burn mark to appear in the centre of the tube but we watched it like this until ITV was introduced in our area, when we changed to a "modern" 17 inch set. Both of these sets required the head of the family to sit there with a book of complex instructions and jump up every few minutes to adjust the vertical, horizontal and line holds etc, as the picture always had a mind of it's own. Last edited by Feedback; 12th Nov 2014 at 4:48 pm. Reason: expansion |