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Early Electronic Television

Surviving Early Electronic TV Sets

Our American database is comprehensive. However, our British and European databases are incomplete. If you have information on the location of any pre-1945 TV sets, please contact us. All information will be kept in confidence.

Sets added in 2005  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013

American Electronic Sets

Manufacturer

Model Number 

Verified (museums)

Verified (collectors)

Reported
American Television Corp. VK-5 Kinet 9 inch Slave  
1
Anonymous
 
Andrea 1-F-5
4
Early Television Museum
MZTV (Toronto) (3)
19
Chuck Azzalina
Peter Dieguez
John Folsom
Richard Dean
Anonymous**

Anonymous (14)

 
2-F-12
1
Early Television Museum

1

Chuck Azzalina

  
8-F-12
2
Early Television Museum
Museum of the Moving Image (NY)

 

  
KT-E-5
4
Auman Museum (OH)
Early Television Museum (2)
MZTV (Toronto)
6
Richard Brewster
Hugo Holden
Anonymous (4)

 

  
Bell and Howell 1944 Projection Console
1
Early Television Museum

 

  
Don Lee 9"  

 

 

1

Anonymous
12"

1

UCLA (CA)

 

  
12" Mirror in Lid

1

UCLA (CA)

 

  
DuMont 180, 180X
4
Early Television Museum
MZTV (Toronto) (2)
Smithsonian Institute (DC)
4
Anonymous (4)
 
181, 181X

1

Smithsonian Institute (DC)

1

Chuck Azzalina

  
183, 183X

4

Early Television Museum

MZTV (Toronto) (2)

Smithsonian Institute (DC)
3
Tom Genova
Mike Molnar
Ed Reitan

 
190

1

MZTV (Toronto)

    
195

1

Smithsonian Institute (DC)

 

  
Emerson 304  

1

Anonymous

  
Farnsworth 9 inch console  

1

Anonymous ****

  
General Electric 90 1

Early Television Museum

1

Anonymous

 
7" Prototype  
1
Darryl Hock
 
GM-295
1
GE Factory Museum
   
HM-171
5
Auman Museum (OH) **
Early Television Museum
MZTV (Toronto) (2)
Museum of the Moving Image (NY)

 
14
Eric Coon
Darryl Hock
Dave Johnson Estate
Mike Molnar (2)
Nat Pendleton
Anonymous (8)
 
HM-185

1

Early Television Museum
5
Eric Coon
Darryl Hock
Mike Molnar
Don Saltzman
Anonymous
 
HM-225

4

Early Television Museum

GE Factory Museum

Henry Ford Museum (MI)

MZTV (Toronto)
4
Darryl Hock
Anonymous (3)
 

 
HM-226
4
Benton County Historical Society
Early Television Museum
Museum of the Moving Image (NY)
MZTV (Toronto)
1
Darryl Hock
1
Anonymous
HM-275  

2

Chuck Azzalina

Mike Molnar

  
Meissner 10-1153 Kit

3

Early Television Museum

MZTV (Toronto) (2)
9
Hugo Holden
Mike Molnar
Anonymous (7)
 
10-1153 Kit in cabinet

1

Early Television Museum
3
Chuck Azzalina
Harry Poster
Luc Sirois
 
Philco 12" Mirror in Lid  

1

Anonymous

 
10" Direct view 1939 model

1

Atwater Kent Museum (PA)

    
10" Direct view 1941/42 model  
1
Anonymous
 
7" 1940 vision only table model  

1

Chuck Azzalina

  
RCA 1932 Field Trial  

1

Darryl Hock

  
RR-359 9"

1

Early Television Museum

1

Darryl Hock

  
RR-359 A-1 9" (Russian version) also labeled TK-1

3

Popov Museum (St. Petersburg)

Moscow Polytechnic Institute (2)
1
Darryl Hock
 
RR-359B 12"

6

AWA Museum (NY)

NHK Museum (Japan)

Smithsonian Institute (DC) (2)

Museum of the Moving Image (NY)

MZTV (Toronto)
5
Darryl Hock
Mike Molnar
Ed Reitan
Anonymous (2)
 
TRP-90

1

MZTV (Toronto)

 

  
TT-5
7
Early Television Museum
History Museum of Springfield/Green County
(MO)
Indiana State Museum
MZTV (Toronto) (3)
Smithsonian Institute (DC)
14
Sonny Clutter
Eric Coon
Tom Genova*
Darryl Hock
Mike Molnar
Anonymous (9)

1

Anonymous
TRK-5

5

Early Television Museum

Museum of the Moving Image (NY)

MZTV (Toronto) (2)

Smithsonian Institute (DC)
11
Chuck Azzalina
Eric Coon
John Estep
Darryl Hock
Ken Korhonen
Nat Pendleton
Anonymous (5)

2

Anonymous
TRK-9/90
7
Astor Classics Event Center
Early Television Museum
Indiana State Museum
Museum of the Moving Image (NY)
MZTV (Toronto) (3)
8
Eric Coon
Darryl Hock
Luc Sirois
Anonymous (5)

 

1

Anonymous
TRK-12/120
24
Auman Museum (OH)
Canada Science and Technology
Museum (Ottawa)
Disneyland (FL)
Early Television Museum (2) 1* 1**
FDR Home (NY)
Indiana State Museum
Museum of the Moving Image (NY) (2)
MZTV (Toronto) (9)
Schenectady Museum (NY)
Smithsonian Instutute (DC) (3)
UCLA (CA) (2)
Wolfsonian Museum (FL)
54
Chuck Azzalina
Dunedin Collection
Eric Coon
Frank Heselton
Brian Kerfoot
Marty Mintzell
Mike Molnar
Ed Reitan
Anonymous (44)

2

Anonymous
Lucite TRK-12

1

MZTV (Toronto)

 

  
Sears/Silvertone 126-214 (TT-5)  
1
Darryl Hock
 
 
TRK-5

1

MZTV (Toronto)

    
7270  (TRK-12)  

1

John Folsom

  
Sparton 10-BL

1

Early Television Museum *

 

 

  
Stromberg-Carlson 112-ML

1

MZTV (Toronto)

 

 
Westinghouse WRT-700 (TT-5)

1

Early Television Museum

 1

Anonymous

  
WRT-701 (TRK-5)

2

Early Television Museum

MZTV (Toronto)

1

Anonymous *

 
WRT-702 (TRK-9)

1

Early Television Museum

 

  
WRT-703 (TRK-12)

1

Early Television Museum
4
Mike Molnar
Anonymous (3)
 
Zenith 12" Mirror in Lid  

1

Anonymous

1

Anonymous
12" Mirror in Lid - Blonde  

1

Anonymous

  

Total

  

109

184

9
* Cabinet only   ** Chassis only

***Incomplete ****Existed in 1999, current location unknown

British Electronic Sets

Manufacturer

Model Number 

Verified (museums)

Verified (collectors)

Reported
Baird T-5

2

Hastings Museum (England)

National Media Museum (England)
6
Dunedin Collection
Anonymous (5)

 
T-14  

1

Michael Bennett-Levy

  
T-18  
2
Anonymous (2)
 
T-18C

1

Early Television Museum ***

1

Anonymous

  
T-20    

1

Anonymous
T-23

2

Early Television Museum

National Media Museum (England)

3

David Boynes

Anonymous (2)

  
12" 1938 Model  

1

Anonymous

  
Cossor 54

1

Early Television Museum
10
Mike Barker
Michael Bennett-Levy
David Boynes
Brian Cuff
Anonymous (6)

   
137T

1

Early Television Museum

4

Michael Bennett-Levy

David Boynes Anonymous (2)

  
437T  

2

Dunedin Collection

Michael Bennett-Levy

  
1210

3

British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum (England)

Early Television Museum

National Media Museum (England)
5
Dunedin Collection
Michael Bennett-Levy
Brian Cuff
Anonymous (2)

 
Ekco TA-201

1

Early Television Museum
6
David Boynes
Anonymous (5)
 
TS-701  
3
David Boynes
Dunedin Collection
Jon Evans
 
Ferranti Model B

1

National Media Museum (England) **

 

  
GEC BT-0070    

1

Anonymous
BT-3701

1

Pittstone Green Museum (England)

 

 
BT-8090

1

Powerhouse Museum (England)

  

1

Anonymous
BT-8121  
1
Anonymous
 
BT-8161  
1
Brian Cuff*
 
BT-9121  
2
David Boynes
Anonymous
 
HMV 900

3

Early Television Museum

National Museum of Scotland

Museum of the Moving Image (NY)
13
Ian Blackbourn
David Boynes
Hugh Davies
Draenog
Steve Harris
Ian Watson
Anonymous (7)
 
901

2

Early Television Museum

National Museum of Scotland
3
David Boynes
Anonymous (2)

 
902

2

Early Television Museum

National Media Museum (England)
6
David Boynes
Dunedin Collection
Michael Bennett-Levy
Anonymous (3)

 
903  
1
Anonymous
 
904
4
Early Television Museum
Museum of Branding (England)
National Media Museum (England)
National Museum of Scotland

 
15
Ian Blackburn
David Boynes
Peter Carlton
Dunedin Collection
Tom Genova
Rahel Rimon
Anonymous (9)

1

Anonymous
905

3

Canada Science Museum (Ottawa)

Early Television Museum

National Media Museum (England)

 7

Dunedin Collection

Michael Bennett-Levy

Ian Watson

Anonymous (4)

 
907

2

Early Television Museum

National Museum of Scotland

 6

Dunedin Collection

Anonymous (5)

 
1800

1

Early Television Museum

 

  
1850  

1

Michael Bennett-Levy

  
Invicta TL-4    

1

Anonymous
TL-5  

1

Michael Bennett-Levy

  
Marconi 701

1

National Media Museum (England)

3

Dunedin Collection

Anonymous (2)

  
702
3
Early Television Museum
Kuba Museum (Germany)
MZTV (Toronto)
8
David Boynes
Ian McLaughlin
John Sully
Ian Watson
Anonymous (4)

 
703  
6
David Boynes
Peter Carlton
Brian Cuff
Anonymous (3)
 
704  

1

Anonymous

  
705

1

Early Television Museum
6
Anonymous (6)

 
706

2

DASA Deutsche Arbeitsschutz-Ausstellung (Germany)

Museum of Technoloty (England)
8
Brian Cuff
Draenog
Steve Heap
Anonymous (5)
2
Anonymous (2)
707

2

Auman Museum (OH)

National Media Museum (England)
13
David Boynes
Dunedin Collection
Michael Bennett-Levy
Anonymous (10)

 
709

1

Early Television Museum
5
Anonymous (5)
2
Anonymous (2)
9 inch MIL 1937 prototype  
1
Anonymous (1)

 
Murphy A42V

3

Mill Green Museum (England) *

National Media Museum (England)

Science Museum (England)
4
Michael Bennett-Levy
Mike Barker
Anonymous
Anonymous *
1
Anonymous (1)
A56V  
6
Mike Barker
Michael Bennett-Levy
Dunedin Collection (2)
Anonymous (2)
1
Anonymous (1)
A58V

1

Early Television Museum
6
Mike Barker
David Boynes
Nigel Taylor
Ian Watson
Anonymous (2)

 
V84

1

Mill Green Museum (England)

    
Pye 815

1

Early Television Museum
5
Brian Cuff
Anonymous (4)

1

Anonymous
817

3

Derby Silk Mill Museum (England)

Early Television Museum

National Media Museum (England)

1

Anonymous
1
Anonymous
819    

1

Anonymous
838  
2
David Boynes
Dunedin Collection
 
843

1

National Media Museum (England)
1
Anonymous (1)

 
4043  
1
Anonymous (1)
 
4046  
1
Anonymous (1)
 
12C  
1
Anonymous 1)
 
RGD 371
2
British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum (England)
R.G.D. Museum (England)
   
382-RG
2
Early Television Museum
R.G.D. Museum (England)
   
Truphonic 12 inch

 

1

Michael Bennett-Levy

  
Ultra T20    

2

Anonymous (2)
T22

2

National Media Museum (England)(2)

1

Ian McLaughlin

  
Unknown/Home made ? 1

Early Television Museum

    

Total

  

58

182

16
* Cabinet only   ** Chassis only

*** Incomplete

European / Japanese Electronic Sets

Gerolf Poetschke's site has pictures of 40 surviving German pre-1945 electronic sets, and information on another 16 that are known to exist. Below are surviving sets from other European countries.

Manufacturer

Model Number 

Verified (museums)

Verified (collectors)

Reported
Allocchio Bacchini (Italy) 1939 model

1

    
CDC (France) 1935 model
1
CNAM Museum
   
Chauvierre Visiodyne (France) Baby
1
CNAM Museum
   
Emyradio (France) 95
2
Association du Centre Historique de la Diffusion Radiophonique
Radio France Museum
1
Anonymous
 
Pathe-Marconi (France) ?   1  
Grammont (France) 1939 model  

1

  
Radiomarelli (Italy) RV-175

1

    
RV-800

1

    
Leningrad Radio Operator Plant (Russia) 17TH-1
2
Moscow Polytechnic Museum
Popov Museum (St. Petersburg)
   
17TH-3 1

Moscow Polytechnic Museum

    
Panasonic (Japan) 1938 prototype 1    
Safar (Italy) 1939 prototype
1
RAI Museum Turin
   
Victor (Japan) ?

1

    

 

 

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