Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver

Made:
circa 1968 in Bradford

Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver, incorporating VHF radio. Includes power cable and 4 legs. Built as a prototype at the Baird factory in Bradford, c.1968.

This prototype television set, made at the Baird Television factory in Bradford around 1968, also contained a radio that operated on the Very High Frequency (VHF) spectrum. It was built by John Walmsley, a Technical Support Engineer at Baird as part of a test by Baird to see if a market could be made for this combination of radio and television. However, this TV never saw mass production as the Baird factory did not want to negatively affect sales of their Hi-Fi sound systems, and this set remains the only example.

Details

Category:
Television
Object Number:
2006-5027
Materials:
glass, metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
type:
television receiver

Parts

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Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver

Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver, incorporating VHF radio. Built as a prototype at the Baird factory in Bradford, c.1968.

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This prototype television set, made at the Baird Television factory in Bradford around 1968, also contained a radio that operated on the Very High Frequency (VHF) spectrum. It was built by John Walmsley, a Technical Support Engineer at Baird as part of a test by Baird to see if a market could be made for this combination of radio and television. However, this TV never saw mass production as the Baird factory did not want to negatively affect sales of their Hi-Fi sound systems, and this set remains the only example.

Measurements:
overall: 420 mm x 610 mm x 250 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , metal (unknown) , glass and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2006-5027/1
type:
television receiver
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cable for Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver Cable for Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver Cable for Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver Cable for Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver

Cable for Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver

Power cable for Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver, incorporating VHF radio.

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This prototype television set, made at the Baird Television factory in Bradford around 1968, also contained a radio that operated on the Very High Frequency (VHF) spectrum. It was built by John Walmsley, a Technical Support Engineer at Baird as part of a test by Baird to see if a market could be made for this combination of radio and television. However, this TV never saw mass production as the Baird factory did not want to negatively affect sales of their Hi-Fi sound systems, and this set remains the only example.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2006-5027/2
type:
cable
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Legs for Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver Legs for Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver

Legs for Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver

Baird dual standard valve/transistor monochrome television receiver, incorporating VHF radio. Built as a prototype at the Baird factory in Bradford, c.1968.

Measurements:
overall: .5 kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
2006-5027/3
type:
television receiver legs
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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