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Domestic Table TVs: Pilot TM54 Table Television Receiver
| This trader advert from
February 1951 showing the latest Pilot TV, cleverly uses the Pilot name as
your guide to a good product. My goodness, this copy has a lot of
... dots!. However, the clever use of the two-spot colour halftone
printing (getting as close to brown as you can get) is highly
admirable. Why didn't everyone do it?
The Pilot Says:- "Look to the future ... Here's the Big Picture Country-Wide Model for BIG business!"
Pilot have produced this exciting new Table Receiver. Bristling with the latest technical developments ... modern in appearance... simply operated... it represents a striking advance in design and performance... with selling points that will bring bigger T/V [sic] business to you. Give your customers an even bigger view... with Pilot... the set with a brilliant future. Brief specification of the Pilot TM54 Table Television Receiver. For AC Mains operation. 14 valve circuit, with full interference suppression and built in attenuator. 8" High flux P.M. speaker. Front controls for On/Off Volume and contrast. Cabinet in dark walnut veneer with mahogany mouldings - 20 1/8" high, 17¼" wide, 17½" deep. 59 gns. tax paid. Pre-amplifier unit for fringe areas available at 39/6 extra. Pilot Radio & Television. The
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Here are some fabulous extra images kindly supplied by George Windsor (c) 2002.
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