Predicta
The Philco Predicta is a black and white television chassis style, which was made in several cabinet models with 17” or 21” screens by the American company Philco from 1958 to 1960. The ''Predicta'' was marketed as the world’s first swivel screen television, and had an iconic design by Catherine Winkler with the picture tube (CRT) separated from the rest of the cabinet. The safety mask on the front of the picture tube was made with the new organic plastic product by Eastman Plastics called “tenite” which protected the glass and provided implosion protection for the user and also gave it its iconic greenish tint. The ''Predicta'' also had a thinner picture tube than many other televisions at the time, which led it to be marketed as the more futuristic television set. ''Predicta'' television sets were constructed with such variety of cabinet configurations, some detachable but all separate from the tube itself and connected by wires. The model ''Predicta Tandem'' had ...
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Philco Predicta 4654 Television
Philco (an acronym for Philadelphia Battery Company) 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 w