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Philco Predicta TV designers

Herbert V. Gosweiler
Herbert V. Gosweiler
(1915-1991)
Philco Predicta
Predicta tabletop version
Herbert Gosweiler was the manager of the product design group from 1954-1960 and was instrumental in pushing the concept of a futuristic TV design that gave the illusion of being part of the wall. (See article in May 1994 issue of the Antique Wireless Association's Old Timer's Bulletin).

The Predicta was introduced to the public on the Miss America TV show in September 1958, sponsored by Philco, where Mary Ann Mobley was crowned.

Mary Ann Mobley and Herbert Gosweiler The Philco Predicta was introduced to the public on the Miss America pageant TV show in September of 1958. In this photo Mary Ann Mobley, Miss America of 1959, shows Herbert Gosweiler, the manager of appearance design, a Predicta TV.
Gosweiler & Winkler
Herbert Gosweiler and Catherine Winkler (1906-1989)
Catherine designed the famous "gas pump" version of the Predicta.
Sev Jonassen
Severin Jonassen
(1913- 1998)
Richard Whipple
Richard Whipple
(1916-1964)
Severin Jonassen worked on the design of the tandem version with the umbilical cord.  Richard Whipple made the final design and his name appears on three design patents related to this model.

 
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Norman bel Geddes
Emerson, Zenith,
Raymond Lowey
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