TV Today from the World of Tomorrow

As promised, here is a close look at one of the most "out there" styles of its time, the Philco Predicta. This model is the "Barber Pole" or "Pedestal" version. Some called it the "Cyclops." After digging up a few facts on this TV I realized that this set was actually a later model of TV design. This model is a 1959 VHF only TV. Some of the electronics are 1st generation printed circuit, rather than wired with many feet of point to point wiring like the set in an earlier blog.
I bought this set in the VA mountains. Had always wanted one and stumbled across this one in the back of an antique and junk store. I paid $150 for it. When it was new in 1959 it sold for $495.00. Imagine that! How much is it worth today? If everything was working correctly, it could bring about $1200 on Ebay.

As you can see from the video, I was able to restore audio to the set, but am still working on getting a brighter picture - you cannot see in this video but there is a faint image. So I have some work to do in the brightness circuits. Check out this video!