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Old 05-27-2008, 09:24 PM
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That's a Motorola Astronaut, which is indeed the first "big screen" battery operated solid-state TV. It came out not too longer after the Sony 8" set. I believe the Philco Safari (the first 'transistor TV') predates both of them by at least a year.

I've never actually encountered a Motorola Astronaut before-- I doubt they sold very well. That's really a cool find!
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