This 1959 17" Philco Predicta "Debutante" and matching stand was recently unearthed from years of storage. It needed lots of cleaning, polishing, and detailing to get it to where it is now. It also needed and antenna and replacement back panel. Upon it's chassis restoration it was discovered that it needed a new CRT. I was almost going to pass on it, but now I'm glad I didn't. It works great and who doesn't love the modern "space-age" look of these classics?!
I particular like the "Debutante" with it's simplicity and the gold sparkle grill cloth. It was the cheapest of all the Predicta's (around $200) and was often sold as fleet sets for motel chains. You can tell if you have one by the instruction sheet applied to the top of the cabinet. These 17 inchers (Siesta, Princess, and Debutante) were superior to the 21 inchers, but the word was out by then that they were sets to be avoided.
09-28-2013, 07:59 AM
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