The History of Philco
Early Philco Television Development
© 2005-2011 Ron Ramirez
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| The British Government Television Committee visited Philco in Philadelphia in early 1935. This picture was taken on the roof of company headquarters. From left to right: unidentified; T. Varley Roberts, Secretary, British Government Committee; Lord Selsdon, Chairman, British Government Committee; Walter E. Holland, Philco Vice-President, Engineering; James M. Skinner, Philco President; William Grimditch, Philco Chief Engineer; Noel Ashbridge, Chief Engineer, BBC; Lloyd Good, Philco Production Manager. | Circa 1936: This test of televising outdoors on a rainy day was conducted at Philco's Plant 2 at Tioga and C Streets, Philadelphia. Note umbrellas being held over the camera at left and over the woman at right. |
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| Mr. Sam Greenburg of Empire State Distributors, Philco distributor in Albany, NY, tries out a Philco Television Converter. Model 40-216 radio at right. June 1939 Photo courtesy Tom Genova |
The comedy team of John "Ole" Olsen and Harold "Chic" Johnson ham it up with two unidentified women inside W3XE's studio at Philco Headquarters, circa 1940. |
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| A Philco television receiver built prior to 1942. | Philco issued photographs of actual scenes that had been transmitted over its TV station, W3XE, which became commercial station WPTZ in 1941. This photograph shows a scene from a WPTZ broadcast, 1942. |
