Early Color Television

Philco 15 Inch Color Prototype 

This set was made in 1953, just as the NTSC standards were adopted. The CRT is a sample Sylvania tube which  was delivered Philco in December of 1953.  There are three main chassis in the set, each with a hand painted serial number. Each chassis also has an engineering tag. There are 49 tubes on the three chassis. Here is a web page by Chuck Azzalina with detailed information about the set. 

 This  set was donated to the museum by the estate of John Folsom