Postwar American Television
Snaider (Television Assembly Co.) P-520 ("Auditorium")
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(1948 - 5 inch projection tube)
This set was made in 1948 to be installed in the wall of a house or in a separate, metal cabinet. It is a projection set, and is almost 6 feet tall. The set is a kit, made by Television Assembly Company of New York. We have the complete assembly manual for the set. Here is a brochure and an advertisement for this set, and 1949 articles. Snaider also made a kit set and a projection add-on for direct-view sets.
The tuning dial, with channel 1 and FM
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The front panel |
The mirror/screen assembly, made of sheet metal.
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The TV/FM Radio Receiver Chassis (top) and the Sweep Chassis (bottom)
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The projection lens (center), the Power Supply Chassis (bottom left), and the Sweep Chassis ( top).
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The TV/FM Radio Receiver Chassis. |
