Emmett Till's family TV set

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Originally Posted by init4fun

Hi jr , yes indeed that link works fine , and I absolutely LOVE the look of that UHF tuner !!! In all my years I've never seen that before on a split chassis Philco , even though I must have seen 100s of them with the aftermarket "UHF adapter" box sitting on top of the set .

Thank You for sharing that picture .

Milwaukee, being a UHF town early on, There was a lot of Philco's that had the tuner option. They seemed to be a dealer installed option, instead of factory.
It was a two tube unit that received it's operating voltages from the piggy back adaptor that plugged into the audio output tube socket.
It must've been a more expensive option because many of the Philco owner's opted for the set top convertor.
I have a Philco set top convertor in my collection. A wood cabinet with a bit of gold trim.