Baird model T5 'Tele-Visor' mirror lid television receiver, 1936-1937. One of the earliest 405-line 'high-definition' television receivers available. 15" vertical 'Cath-O-Visor' cathode ray tube - the largest screen size available at the time. Priced at 85 Gns. A T5 was used as a monitor in the Baird studio before and during the BBC's 'television trials' at the Alexandra Palace television studios in London in 1936-37. The mirror lid design was necessary due to the length of the cathode ray tubes, almost three feet long, required to create an undistorted 15" image. This set is one of only 10 Baird T5 sets known to survive today.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Object Number:
- 2022-560
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), wood veneer, metal (unknown), glass and electronic components
- Measurements:
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overall: 1100 mm x 630 mm x 495 mm,
- type:
- television receiver
- credit:
- Radio Rentals Collection
