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RCA RR-359 Field Trial Set

 

(click on picture for high resolution image)

Screen Size 9 inch
Year Made 1937
Quantity Manufactured 75
Original Cost  -
Number Still in Existence See Prewar Database
Cabinet Original finish
Chassis Restored

 

1936 RR-359 Field Test Set, with front cover removed and showing a photo of  the set in operation. Only two of these sets with 9 inch picture tubes survive. They were used by RCA in the New York City area to test electronic television. Click for the history of this set, the history of RCA's television field trials, technical information, or technical manual.

The interior of the set

A photo of the set in operation