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Mechanical Television

Baird

More information on John Logie Baird

 

 

Televisor

 

 

 

Televisor Kit

 

 

 

1933 Mirror-Drum Set

Courtesy of Tom Genova

 

 

This set was purchased, by another collector, in England, from the widow of one of Baird's assistants.  It was in her attic, and was one of the first sets Baird allowed to leave the laboratory on a permanent basis.  Some British expert (allegedly) dated it as no later than 1928.  It has more controls than other scanning disc sets.  It is complete, and the plug is the type used to plug into British light sockets, as opposed to electrical outlets.

 

Courtesy of Fred London

 

 

Model A

 

 

Model B

 

The model B was the world's first mass-produced television receiver. An estimated 30 sets were made, of which this is the only surviving example.

Courtesy of the National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

 

 

 

Model C

 

 

  

 

 

1931 Mirror Drum

 

 

 

1933 Mirror Drum

 

 

1934 Mirror Drum

 

 

1932 Prototype

 

Courtesy of Jerome Halphen

 

 

Baird Dual Receiver (ca 1931)

The circuit in this receiver features separate sound and vision tuning

 

Large screen using 2,100 lamps spaced one inch apart and operated by mechanical commutator switch to make a picture measuring 30 by 70 inches. More information.