I know we have some TV collectors amongst us, so I just had to share. Oh My.
High-Style, Indeed!
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hooverwheelaway
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First time I've ever seen this style of console. Wonder if it's a B&W or color set?
First time I've ever seen this style of console. Wonder if it's a B&W or color set?
Geeze that's ugly though perfect for watching Wagon Train and Bonanza
whirlaway
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Different!!!!!!!
I call that Whip-crack Away! Furniture. I can see Doris Day on that set in Calamity Jane.Well you could wheel it out on the patio when your grilling.Im pretty sure its B&W.Looks like something from the Price is Right circa 1964.
I call that Whip-crack Away! Furniture. I can see Doris Day on that set in Calamity Jane.Well you could wheel it out on the patio when your grilling.Im pretty sure its B&W.Looks like something from the Price is Right circa 1964.
Tea is served!
First time I've seen a combination TV/tea cart.
First time I've seen a combination TV/tea cart.
ovrphil
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You find the most unique things, Cory - reminds me of the old Ethan Allen furniture showrooms in the 60s when Early American was popular(except with me). Conversation piece.
That tv
is in such beautiful shape! If it was a little closer, I'd have a hard time not picking it up for $100.00.
I think our resident tv expert is Justin (countryford). It will be interesting to see if he knows anything about this one.
Guy
is in such beautiful shape! If it was a little closer, I'd have a hard time not picking it up for $100.00.
I think our resident tv expert is Justin (countryford). It will be interesting to see if he knows anything about this one.
Guy
norgeway
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Oh MY!!!!
I remember the styling oh too well...My Mother and Aunt loved early american, probably one reason I despise it so,LOL!! EVERYTHING we had looked like this, and in old ugly maple no less!!!
I remember the styling oh too well...My Mother and Aunt loved early american, probably one reason I despise it so,LOL!! EVERYTHING we had looked like this, and in old ugly maple no less!!!
Maybe for watching Ronald Reagan, on Death Valley Days....
Instead of portable, which implies being able to be carried, it is mobile with the wheels implying movement. It calls to mind a tea cart as much as a horse-drawn wagon. I'm surprised there is not a shelf on the left modeled on the driver's seat.
Here is a factoid about "Ye" as in "Ye old." It is not pronounced YEE, but rather th'. The Y-shaped letter is actually the old English letter Thorn which closely resembles a capital Y, but is not the same. Today it exists only in Icelandic. It fell out of use in machine-printed English because the letters for type were generally made outside of England so it was not in the character sets for printers.
Here is a factoid about "Ye" as in "Ye old." It is not pronounced YEE, but rather th'. The Y-shaped letter is actually the old English letter Thorn which closely resembles a capital Y, but is not the same. Today it exists only in Icelandic. It fell out of use in machine-printed English because the letters for type were generally made outside of England so it was not in the character sets for printers.
danemodsandy
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Another Maple Hater Here:
I grew up in a house full of this dreck - my mother adored maple. In addition, she was a pushover for anything that looked like something else - electric can openers that looked like cans of Heinz beans, cassette tape cases that looked like a row of books, etc.
I'm glad she never saw this TV for sale new - she'd have been so excited she'd have needed Depends just to get through signing the sales contract.
I grew up in a house full of this dreck - my mother adored maple. In addition, she was a pushover for anything that looked like something else - electric can openers that looked like cans of Heinz beans, cassette tape cases that looked like a row of books, etc.
I'm glad she never saw this TV for sale new - she'd have been so excited she'd have needed Depends just to get through signing the sales contract.
twintubdexter
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not the biggest fan of Early American maple...
...but when I see something "vintage" like this set that appears to be in beautiful shape, working or not, I think of the special people who took such great care with it as opposed to moving it to the garage, then to the backyard and finally to the dump.[this post was last edited: 2/28/2014-19:01]
...but when I see something "vintage" like this set that appears to be in beautiful shape, working or not, I think of the special people who took such great care with it as opposed to moving it to the garage, then to the backyard and finally to the dump.[this post was last edited: 2/28/2014-19:01]
norgeway
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What Brand..
Is it, Motorola/Admiral/Sylvania/?????
Is it, Motorola/Admiral/Sylvania/?????
I thought of Admiral when I saw it based on the controls.
Mom had some maple in the den, but the dining room, living room and the master bedroom were Stickly or Thomasville Cherry which did not look like this. She did not have any of those sofas or chairs with the big upholsetered wings. Those were the kind of things you saw at stores with names like Furniture Barn.
Mom had some maple in the den, but the dining room, living room and the master bedroom were Stickly or Thomasville Cherry which did not look like this. She did not have any of those sofas or chairs with the big upholsetered wings. Those were the kind of things you saw at stores with names like Furniture Barn.
portable
In those days, when they called a TV "Portable" all it meant was that it had a handle. This seems much more practical! Until you get to the stairs, that is.
I'm going to guess that it's about 1965 and black and white. The screen's too large for the cabinet size to have been color for that era. It looks old enough that a color set would have been a roundie. Besides, there's not enough knobbage for color.
Me? I'd much prefer Danish Modern of the era.
In those days, when they called a TV "Portable" all it meant was that it had a handle. This seems much more practical! Until you get to the stairs, that is.
I'm going to guess that it's about 1965 and black and white. The screen's too large for the cabinet size to have been color for that era. It looks old enough that a color set would have been a roundie. Besides, there's not enough knobbage for color.
Me? I'd much prefer Danish Modern of the era.
Sort of thing that goes along with these lamps . Can't quite make out the name at the bottom right.. could be Zenith
Did anyone ever go into a Castro Convertibles showroom? When Columbia Mall opened in the mid 60s between Sears and Davison's at Memorial & Columbia Drives, there was a Castro in there. People used to walk through it and have enough fun that they could have sold tickets. There were lamps with water wheels turned by flowing water. There were hanging lamps with oil dripping down golden wires that formed the cage. Both lamps had pumps to move the liquids. There were other pieces of furniture and decor that were equally outlandish in both style and fabric color. It was the first time I had seen a coffee table with a bar that rose out of the middle.
