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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 prewar TV sets, please contact us. All information will be kept in confidence. We will post only the quantity of each type of set on this website.

Sets added in 2005  2006 2007, 2008 and 2009

American Electronic Sets

Manufacturer

Model Number 

Verified (museums)

Verified (collectors)

Reported
Andrea 1-F-5

4

Early Television Museum

MZTV (Toronto) (3)

14

John Folsom

Dave Johnson Estate

Anonymous (12)

 
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

3

Auman Museum (OH)

Early Television Museum

MZTV (Toronto)

6

Anonymous (6)

  
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)

3

Anonymous (3)

  
181, 181X

1

Smithsonian Institute (DC)

1

Chuck Azzalina

  
183, 183X

4

Early Television Museum

MZTV (Toronto) (2)

Smithsonian Institute (DC)

3

Ed Reitan

Anonymous (2)

 
190

1

MZTV (Toronto)

 

  
195

1

Smithsonian Institute (DC)

 

  
Emerson 304  

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)

13

Eric Coon

Darryl Hock

Dave Johnson Estate

Anonymous (10)

  
HM-185

1

Early Television Museum

4

Eric Coon

Darryl Hock

Anonymous (2)

  
HM-225

4

Early Television Museum

GE Factory Museum

Henry Ford Museum (MI)

MZTV (Toronto)

4

Darryl Hock

Anonymous (3)

 

HM-226

3

Early Television Museum

Museum of the Moving Image (NY)

MZTV (Toronto)

1

Darryl Hock

  
HM-275  

2

Chuck Azzalina

Anonymous

  
Meissner 10-1153 Kit

3

Early Television Museum

MZTV (Toronto) (2)

9

Anonymous (9)

  
10-1153 Kit in cabinet

1

Early Television Museum

2

Chuck Azzalina

Anonymous

 
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

Anonymous

  
RCA 1932 Field Trial  

1

Darryl Hock

  
RR-359 9"

1

Early Television Museum

1

Anonymous

  
RR-359 9" (Russian version)

1

Moscow Polytechnic Museum (Russia)

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

Ed Reitan

Anonymous (3)
TRP-9

1

MZTV (Toronto)

 

  
TT-5

6

Early Television Museum

History Museum of Springfield/Green County (MO)

MZTV (Toronto) (3)

Smithsonian Institute (DC)

14

Eric Coon

Tom Genova*

Darryl Hock

Anonymous (11)

 

1

Anonymous
TRK-5

6

Early Television Museum (1,1*)

Museum of the Moving Image (NY)

MZTV (Toronto) (2)

Smithsonian Institute (DC)

8

Chuck Azzalina

Eric Coon

Darryl Hock

Anonymous (5)

2

Anonymous
TRK-9/90

5

Early Television Museum

Museum of the Moving Image (NY)

MZTV (Toronto) (3)

7

Eric Coon

Darryl Hock

Anonymous (5)

1

Anonymous
TRK-12/120

18

Auman Museum (OH)

Canada Science and Technology

Museum (Ottawa)

Disneyland (FL)

Early Television Museum

FDR Home (NY)

Museum of the Moving Image (NY) (2)

MZTV (Toronto) (9)

Schenectady Museum (NY)

UCLA (CA) (2)

46

Chuck Azzalina

Dunedin Collection

Eric Coon

Frank Heselton

Brian Kerfoot

Ed Reitan

Anonymous (40)

 

2

Anonymous
Lucite TRK-12

1

MZTV (Toronto)

 

  
Sears/Silvertone 126-214 (TT-5)  

1

Jeff Lendaro

1
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

2

  
Zenith 12" Mirror in Lid  

1

Anonymous

1

Anonymous
12" Mirror in Lid - Blonde  

1

Anonymous

  

Total

  

98

160

9

* Cabinet only   ** Chassis only

 

British Electronic Sets

Manufacturer

Model Number 

Verified (museums)

Verified (collectors)

Reported
Baird T-5

2

Hastings Museum (England)

National Media Museum (England)

5

Dunedin Collection

Anonymous (4)

 
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

8

Michael Bennett-Levy

David Boynes

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)

3

Dunedin Collection

Michael Bennett-Levy

Ian Watson

 
Ekco TA-201

1

Early Television Museum

5

David Boynes

Anonymous (4)

  
TS-701  

2

David Boynes

Dunedin Collection

  
Ferranti 9 inch

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-9121  

2

David Boynes

Anonymous

 
HMV 900

3

Early Television Museum

National Museum of Scotland

Museum of the Moving Image (NY)

13

Michael Bennett-Levy

David Boynes

Hugh Davies

Ian Watson

Anonymous (9)

 
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

3

Early Television Museum

National Media Museum (England)

National Museum of Scotland

14

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

1

Early Television Museum

7

David Boynes

Ian Watson

Anonymous (5)

1

Anonymous

703  

6

David Boynes

Peter Carlton

Michael Bennett-Levy

Anonymous (3)

  
704  

1

Anonymous

  
705

1

Early Television Museum

6

Anonymous (5)

 
706

2

DASA Deutsche Arbeitsschutz-Ausstellung (Germany)

Museum of Technoloty (England)

6

Anonymous (5)

2

Anonymous (2)
707

3

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

 
Murphy A42V

2

Mill Green Museum (England) *

National Media Museum (England)

6

Michael Bennett-Levy

Anonymous (4)

Anonymous *

  
A56V  

4

Michael Bennett-Levy

Dunedin Collection (2)

Anonymous

1

Anonymous
A58V

1

Early Television Museum

5

David Boynes

Ian Watson

Anonymous (3)

 
V84

1

Mill Green Museum (England)

 

  
Pye 815

1

Early Television Museum

4

Anonymous (4)

1

Anonymous

817

3

Derby Silk Mill Museum (England)

Early Television Museum

National Media Museum (England)

1

Anonymous

2

Anonymous (2)
819    

1

Anonymous

838  

2

David Boynes

Dunedin Collection

  
843

1

National Media Museum (England)

1

Anonymous

 
4043  

1

Anonymous

 
4046  

1

Anonymous

 
12C  

1

Anonymous

 
RGD 382-RG

1

Early Television Museum

1

Michael Bennett-Levy

1

Anonymous

392-RG

1

British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum (England)

 

 

  
Truphonic 12 inch  

1

Michael Bennett-Levy

  
Ultra T20    

2

Anonymous (2)
T22

2

National Media Museum (England)(2)

    
Unknown/Home made ?

1

Early Television Museum

    

Total

  

53

163

18

* Cabinet only   ** Chassis only

 

European Electronic Sets

Gerolf Poetschke's site has pictures of 40 surviving German prewar 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 1939 Model

1

    
Emyradio 95  

2

  
Grammont 1939 Model  

1

  
Radiomarelli RV-175

1

    
RV-800

1

    
Unknown 1933 Prototype  

1

Fred London

  
Victor ?

1