Early Electronic Television RGD 382-RG
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Before World War Two, several manufacturers in England made large, elaborate radio-phonograph-television sets. This one was made in 1938. Thelisted the price at about 135 British Pounds. We also have the originalfor this set. Here is a view of the chassis in our set:
The 382 sets used an electrostatic deflection Ediswan 12H CRT:
Our set apparently has chassis from the 1939 RGD product line. It is not clear whether our set was retrofitted with them, or came with them originally. Ours uses a Mazda CRM-121. Here is a photo of a model 393, showing chassis which are identical to the ones in our set:
Courtesy of John Sully
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