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 Philco Safari

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(1959 - 1 inch projection tube)

This is the first truly portable TV set, powered by a small battery, and made using transistors. Our set was donated by Bill and Myrtie Simmons and David and Rosemary League of Eagle Rock, Virginia.

 

An earlier battery portable

Popular Mechanics, September 1948 

 

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