Wisła television receiver

Description

The launch of mass production of the first television receiver manufactured in Poland, i.e. the *Wisła* TV set, was the greatest production project of the first five-year economic plan in Poland, which covered the years 1956-1960. The design of the *Wisła* (Eng. *Vistula*) was based on a purchased license for the Soviet Awangard TL-1 television receiver of 1953. Overall, 16,000 Wisła units were built in 1956-1957. Two versions were built: the first made of parts and components from the USSR, the second – the upgraded *Wisła-B* – designed with partial use of Polish vacuum tubes. The *Wisła* television set was designed to receive black-and-white television broadcasts. Manufacturer: Warszawskie Zakłady Telewizyjne, 1956 Inv. No.: MIM1180/VI-169 Model prepared on the basis of photogrammetric measurements Licence: CC BY-NC-SA