04-10-2019, 01:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-10-2019, 01:51 PM by peter scott.)
Dennis advertised it on eBay in November 2005 with following description. I could find no evidence that it ever appeared at Radiolympia.
Peter
DO NOT BID, LISTING IS FOR INFORMATION GATHERING PURPOSES ONLY:
This recently acquired Marconi pre-war television was produced in 1937 as a prototype and exhibited at Radiolympia, London in 1937, unfortunately (or fortunately) it was not well received by the industry, possibly because of the small size of the tube which is 9 inch and therefore never put into production. Despite my best efforts I have been unable to find any reference to it in any publications of the period so am hoping that someone out there can help. After the exhibition it was kept by E.M.I. and spent some time in the office of the managing director before being acquired by one of the employees from whom it was purchased some 30 years ago, he used it for a short time before buying a larger set after the war, the tube has been run-up with mains eht and the scan coils connected from another set when it produced a a very bright picture suggesting it has had little use, the dimensions are 36 inches high by 24 inches wide and it differs from the more common model 702 which used a 12 inch tube in that the controls are mounted on the front of the set as opposed to being under the lid, there is also a push button to open the lid which also operates an on-off switch, there is no transfer on lid or evidence of one nor any identification plate mounted in the usual place, neither does the set have a back panel or any fittings for one which is not unusual considering it was a prototype. This must be the ultimate historic electronic pre-war television in existense but, if anyone knows different then I would be pleased to hear from them. Please note: Copyright exists on the images shown in this listing and they may not be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Peter
DO NOT BID, LISTING IS FOR INFORMATION GATHERING PURPOSES ONLY:
This recently acquired Marconi pre-war television was produced in 1937 as a prototype and exhibited at Radiolympia, London in 1937, unfortunately (or fortunately) it was not well received by the industry, possibly because of the small size of the tube which is 9 inch and therefore never put into production. Despite my best efforts I have been unable to find any reference to it in any publications of the period so am hoping that someone out there can help. After the exhibition it was kept by E.M.I. and spent some time in the office of the managing director before being acquired by one of the employees from whom it was purchased some 30 years ago, he used it for a short time before buying a larger set after the war, the tube has been run-up with mains eht and the scan coils connected from another set when it produced a a very bright picture suggesting it has had little use, the dimensions are 36 inches high by 24 inches wide and it differs from the more common model 702 which used a 12 inch tube in that the controls are mounted on the front of the set as opposed to being under the lid, there is also a push button to open the lid which also operates an on-off switch, there is no transfer on lid or evidence of one nor any identification plate mounted in the usual place, neither does the set have a back panel or any fittings for one which is not unusual considering it was a prototype. This must be the ultimate historic electronic pre-war television in existense but, if anyone knows different then I would be pleased to hear from them. Please note: Copyright exists on the images shown in this listing and they may not be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of the copyright holder.
