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Philco (an acronym for Philadelphia Battery Company) [1] is an American electronics manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia. Philco was a pioneer in battery, radio, and television production. In 1961, the company was purchased by Ford and, from 1966, renamed "Philco-Ford". Ford sold the company to GTE in 1974, and it was purchased by Philips ...
The Predicta Tandem model had a fully detached picture tube and an umbilical cable, which allowed the controls and speaker for the set to be next to the viewer, with the screen up to 25 feet away. Also unique to this version was a large handle over the top to carry the cathode ray tube portion wherever the viewer wanted it.
Chrysler and Philco announced an all-transistor car radio in the April 28, 1955, edition of the Wall Street Journal. [1] This Philco car radio model was the first tubeless auto set in history to be developed and produced. [2] It was a $150 option for 1956 Chrysler and Imperial cars and hit the showroom floor on October 21, 1955. [3] [4] [5]
Sylvania Model 4P14 (1961) radio, made of plastic Sylvania was a major manufacturer of vacuum tubes until the early 1980s Vacuum tube cartons displaying two generations of Sylvania branding SG7460 (7400 series) integrated circuit manufactured by Sylvania
A distribution board (also known as panelboard, circuit breaker panel, breaker panel, electric panel, fuse box or DB box) is a component of an electricity supply system that divides an electrical power feed into subsidiary circuits while providing a protective fuse or circuit breaker for each circuit in a common enclosure.
Houses turned into 'highly toxic debris' Wildfire evacuees returning to their homes in increasing numbers around Los Angeles are being warned to take special care in cleaning up toxic ash and debris.
Bill Clinton “Hillary and I mourn the passing of President Jimmy Carter and give thanks for his long, good life,” Clinton, the country's 42nd president, said in a statement on Sunday.
The Philco Predicta featured a relatively flat (for its day) cathode-ray tube setup and would be the first commercially released "flat panel" upon its launch in 1958; the Predicta was a commercial failure. The plasma display panel was invented in 1964 at the University of Illinois, according to The History of Plasma Display Panels. [7]