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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 TRANSAC S-2000/Philco 210/211 weighed about 2,000 pounds (910 kg). [19] By 1964, eighteen Model 210, eighteen Model 211 and seven Model 212 systems had been sold. [12] After Philco was purchased by Ford Motor Company, the Model 212 was introduced in 1962 [20] and released in 1963. It had 65,535 words of 48-bit memory.
The first Model was marked M.B.-50 and was manufactured till 1953 and was marked with a large Brazilian crest. In late 1953, the Model 1953 was introduced. Improvements on the 1953 model were a larger magazine housing and a metal loop riveted to the lower right side of the magazine housing. The loop could then hold the magazine housing together.
The term All American Five (abbreviated AA5) is a colloquial name for mass-produced, superheterodyne radio receivers that used five vacuum tubes in their design. These radio sets were designed to receive amplitude modulation (AM) broadcasts in the medium wave band, and were manufactured in the United States from the mid-1930s until the early 1960s.
A Panamax cargo ship would typically have a DWT of 65,000–80,000 tonnes, but its maximum cargo would be about 52,500 tonnes during a transit due to draft limitations in the canal. [7] New Panamax ships can carry 120,000 DWT. [8] Panamax container ships can carry 5,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), with 13,000 TEU for New Panamax vessels.
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.
Philips Norelco is the American brand name for electric shavers and other personal care products made by the Consumer Lifestyle division of Philips. [1] [2]For personal care products marketed outside the United States, Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands, Philips used the Philishave trademark until 2006.
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American television anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe , the series was sponsored by Philco . It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television , winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 ...