In 1951, experimental television was developing in Poland. In the same year, a prototype of a Polish television operating in the 625-line standard was created. It is now located in the Technology Museum in Warsaw. It was not exhibited for several dozen years. During the pandemic, I contacted the Museum administration and obtained permission to inspect the TV and take photos. The conclusions were interesting. Chassis was a copy of the Soviet Leningrad T2 television, produced in the same year. The case, cathode ray tube and coils undoubtedly came from England. I discovered that English components were being sold as parts for assembling a TV at home. The prototype TV is similar to those in the photo. Maybe the TVs in the photo were not mass-produced? Pye 4046 from 1937 had a similar appearance.
Thank you Adam. I've always liked the 'shouldered' art-deco(?) styles of the time. Here, we have multiple shoulders!
David, your work is appreciated. I really can't remember where this picture came from. Maybe it was a screen grab from a street scene in a pre-war film. I do tend to keep an eye out for such opportunities whenever a film from 1937-40 comes up on Talking Pictures TV. Wouldn't it have been fascinating to have a day out in London at the time and perused the upmarket West End stores...