[Bob Andersen]

The Philco Safari was introduction in 1960 as the world's first transistorized battery power portable TV.

I'd seen a few of these over the years but always too expensive or in poor condition. Finally, I got an ebay email alert about this one with a BIN of only $80 and I pounced on it.

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The only minor issue was a detached handle that just needed to be screwed back on.

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The battery is long gone, but you can also run these directly off AC. The seller claimed it worked so after an inspection inside, I went for it.
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Bingo! It really does work The image is quite bright and difficult to photograph.
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It's strange how the image appears larger the further away you are.
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Here it is after a bit of cleaning.
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I don't think it will be my new 'daily driver', but it's a neat piece of history to own.
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