Built according to archives, this set is similar to the very first cathodics television receivers, that replaced mechanical television devices in 1936. Nowadays, there are not much 180 lines cathodic television sets in working conditions. Very few people in France have ever saw TV images in this definition.
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The 12 centimeters cathode ray tube
Clip of the working 12cm CRT prototype
Another 180 line TV clip of a 1935 movie on the 12cm CRT
180 line screen shots..
Leslie HOWARD. Film "Of Human Bondage". 1935
Bette Davies. Film "Of Human Bondage". 1935