Hi guys does anyone have any info on this unit just recently picked it up but cant find anything on it even google any ideas ? thanks

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg83/blingbling_2008/tvs/P3250077.jpg.

Search engines are often unhelpful unfortunately though not through their own fault. There simply isn't a lot of resources online for vintage radios especially rare receivers like the Breville one you featured.

It's a nice-looking unit and I hope someone can help you get it going again.

I got onto head tech at breville/phillips who did a bit of searching for me and the only info he could come up with was that it was made between 1950 and 1955 and they only made about 1000 then around 55-60 they changed there badgeing to precedent thats all he could come up with

I think his information has some errors. No Australian made TV's were built/sold to the public prior to 1956.

The link on the right of this web page has a link called "The survivors - Where are they now?" It has a brief history about Breville. It seems Breville became the Precedent TV brand so any TV chassis information will be found under Precedent.

^ did you forget to post the URL?

As for Precedent brand, the HRSA has that brand of radio listed as being produced by AW Jackson Sydney (1954-1955). Prior to that they have the Precedent brand listed as Firth Bros P/L of Melbourne (1933-1935).

This article in Silicon Chip says: "A. W. Jackson Industries of Sydney produced Precedent radios and B & W TV receivers from the 1950s until somewhere about 1975, when colour TV was introduced into Australia."

http://www.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_30811/article.html.

And here is a Precedent 3-in-one at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney:

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=46936.

Its so hard to get the right info wow that one at the powerhouse museum is pretty close to mine you can defenatly see the same people made it. also from wikipedia they say experemental television was started as early as the 1920s so there must have been some sold as the first broadcast went to air in 56 so some people must have had TVs or why put it out when noone had a TV to watch it also does anyone have a breville radio as I'm missing a dial should I chang to a full set that is close or try and wait till I find the original? does anyone actually have the first TV ever made or know? its pretty foggy on google ? .

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"also does anyone have a breville radio as I'm missing a dial :smile: should I chang to a full set that is close or try and wait till I find the original?"

... I suggest that you make a new thread about that in the Wanted or For Sale section, and a photo or valve line up would be helpful in identifying which particular Breville model you have.

The link I was referring to about Breville-Precedent is under the Tutorials and Articles section on this forum.

While experimental transmissions have occurred prior to 1956, they were intended as experimental only, so the receivers were prototypes. They were not intended for general broadcast to the public, only to a limited number of people.

The earliest Australian made production model sets you are ever going to find will date to late 1955 or 1956. Some earlier sets may turn up but they will be privately imported TV's made overseas.

I'd guess your Breville TV would have been built around 1957 to 1958.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I am willing to help ID your TV's but I cannot do so without pictures of the chassis or some other information to help.

I am trying to build a database of known TV models but with several hundred different models produced and only around 80 identified by photographs, I still have a long way to go before it is complete.

Thanks TV collector yes I'm still going through them ive been so busy latley I havnt even been able to plug the last couple ive got in to test but ill try and get some done this wkndand ill email you and thank you also gtc I will take a close up of unit and chassis hopefully this wknd and post a new topic

Hi TV Collector and other readers,

It`s not a long way! There was an australian web-site about
5 years ago, it covered the source you need.
I printed out the hole site, but I am missing the Kriesler-pages, now.
All listed TVs were produced from 1956 up into the 70s.
Nothing from before 1956.
I tried to contact the chap 2 times, but never got an answer.
Then the site disappeared.
I can scan the pages in and email them.
The data base is made of catalogues, giving pictures, available
colours and the year of production.
It will be very good, to count the survivors of the 50s in the
collector scene and museums!
What is existing now, at club-member houses or non registered
collectors like me.
I own 4 australian 50s TV-sets, all are 43cm/70-degree sets.
Two of them are consoles.

Best regards from Germany,

MonsieurTelevision

I've saved that site's page on Precendent, but without pictures. Do you want me to send it?

Hi to everyone,

I have the Precedent page with pictures in colour.
I have no idea , where I lost the Kriesler pages.

best regards from Germany,

MonsieurTelevision

That would be great could you send it to blingbling81hotmail.com thank you

Hi Blingbling81,

I will try to start tomorrow scanning. The "book" is still in
my parents`s house.
I hope to find it this evening.

Best regards from Germany,

MonsieurTelevision

If you want to access an old website you can visit the Wayback Machine at http://archive.org/ and type in the URL of the old website in the form on the Wayback Machine site.

In most cases photos and site images don't load but in some cases photos do appear. It's a case of pot luck.

This is one example of where most photos and site images do work though it is up to the archive site and not the archived site as to whether photos are saved or not.