Vintage Tesla Hloubetin Television Broadcasting Test Card TV Screen Pin Badge

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Vintage Tesla Hloubetin Television Broadcasting Test Card TV Screen Pin Badge
Vintage Tesla Hloubetin Television Broadcasting Test Card TV Screen Pin Badge
Product Description :  Vintage Tesla Hloubetin Television Broadcasting Test Card TV Screen Pin Badge
A pretty Tesla advertising pin from the 1960's, featuring a TV Screen with the tesla logo in the centre. It is made from a gold coloured metal. The badge face is 1.1cm in diameter and has a long, stick pin fastener to the rear.
The Hloubetin plant was a research centre investigating advances in television broadcasting. The research centre famously broadcast footage of the German invasion during World War 2 after the primary state broadcasting facilities had been seized by the occupying forces.
The Source of this information is here in Czech.
Historical Background.
TESLA had a state-sponsored monopoly on electronics production in communist Czechoslovakia, and produced nearly all electronic products in the country until 1989.
The company had a large number of subsidiaries,
Tesla Karlin,  Vrsovice  and Strašnice (TV and broadcast industries)
Tesla Holesovice Hloubetín (bulbs)
Tesla Liberec (recorders, equipment fire alarm)
Tesla Kolin (radio),
Tesla Hradec Kralove (components)
Tesla Pardubice (tape recorders and transmission equipment)
Tesla Prelouc (tape)
Tesla Lanskroun (capacitors and transistors)
Tesla Vrchlabi (vacuum tubes, LED)
Tesla Jihlava (car components)
Tesla Brno (exchanges and amplifiers)
Tesla Litovel (record players, remote controls)
Tesla Roznov (vacuum tubes, integrated circuits, televisions)
Tesla Valasske Mezirici (speakers),
Tesla Blansko (meters)
Tesla Bratislava (radio)
Tesla Orava (TV)
Tesla Stropkov (phones and PBX)
Postage and Packing :
The item will be sent by airmail from The Czech Republic.
Please allow 3-4 days delivery time to Europe and up to 7 days worldwide.
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Warranty Terms :
This pin is in the condition described above and as photographed.
If you are in any way dissatisfied I will happily discuss any problems you have via email. I always strive to provide an excellent service.