Retro Gadgets: Philco Predicta Princess Swivel Television in 1959
Flickr member, spudz64, brought an old Philco Predicta Princess TV back to life.
It’s a gorgeous television and makes me think of cocktails and cigarettes while watching JFK give speeches on the nightly news. You can learn more about Philco and their televisions here:
As cool as this television was, it wasn’t innovative enough to rescue Philco from bankruptcy. It makes me wonder what our televisions would look like today if it had.
I have this exact model & color set. Before I repaint the cabinet I would like to know,what color was the perforated front panel.White, off white? On mine its hard to tell. If you painted yours what colors did you find where a good match? Thank you, Wes Dolen
Comment by Wes — August 15, 2009 @ 7:59 am