Philco 123 Color TV Found On Craigslist

[Pete Deksnis]

Plugging my numbers into Tim's proposal:

10307 326 5 01
10307 356 5 02
10307 020 6 04

Makes the case for me. Thanks for your expertise, Tim.

Pete

Originally Posted by Tim

In regards to the TV-123 stamped numbers, I propose to break them apart this way:
10307 326 5 01
10307 020 6 04

10307 could be some code that identifies it as the TV-123 Chassis
326 and 020 could refer to the day of the year of manufacture (1-366)
5 and 6 identify the last digit of the year
01 and 04 identify the Run numbers

[Electronic M]

Given the number of known production runs just doubled some questions come to mind. Were the same amount of sets made per run? If so how come so few run 3 and 4 sets have been found? Were the later ones plagued with a bad production change, or are there a bunch of later production Philco 123 color sets stacked in a dealer's basement somewhere? Could this model have been made and sold longer and in greater numbers than has been thought?

[bgadow]

Great to see this set-the 123 would be on of my ultimate finds. I'd trade a couple pickup loads of sets for one (honest! Try me!)