Indian head TV test pattern Start Price USD 40.00 Current Price USD 40.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 28, 2008 End Time Friday, December 05, 2008 Location Troy, Michigan See more about 'Indian head TV test pattern' Description This classic Indian head T.V. test pattern became an industry standard in the 1940s and '50s. Originally developed by RCA, the image was electronically generated onto the picture tube with an instrument called a monoscope. Rarely available in printed form, this very limited-edition 18" X 22" print by Gary Peterson was one of only fifty that were screenprinted on heavy poster board and sold (back in 1987) for $125 a piece - matted and framed - to a handful of art collectors including T.V. executives, engineers and nostalgia buffs (after being noted in Playboy magazine - Feb. '87). A second edition of the prints featured half-tone enhancements to the chief for the highest accuracy to the original test pattern image (which only ever existed as a carbon black etching on a small aluminum plate in a vacuum tube: the monoscope). The 2nd edition - offered unframed and unmatted - sold out quickly. This is a new 3rd edition print of this highly collectible icon by Peterson (NOTE: print only - NO frame or mat). The original specifications for the frame and mat will be provided for framing by others. Place a Bid!