Philco Predicta Holiday G4242 1958

The Philco Predicta is a black and white television chassis style, which was made in several cabinet models with 17” or 21” screens by the American company Philco from 1958 to 1960. The Predicta was marketed as the world’s first swivel screen television, and had an iconic design by Catherine Winkler with the picture tube (CRT) separated from the rest of the cabinet. The picture tube was surrounded in the new product by Eastman Plastics called “tenite” which protected the glass and gave it its greenish tint. The Predicta also had a thinner picture tube than many other televisions at the time, which led it to be marketed as the more futuristic television set. Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou. Philco Predicta Holiday no. 4242, 21 inch tube television. The Netherlands. Vintage Television Museum.