Vintage TV collectors - watch this go through the roof!!

[112561]

That's me, the Magnavox Nut

I'm glad you appreciate my posts here, I feel bad for hijacking Seamus' thread, but when there's a Magnavox to be seen, it's going up.

We got a fancy Philco in 1964, that didn't have UHF, so daddy bought a tube UHF in 1965. Then we could get CBS. And at the time, it was piped through a station north of town that even offered some local programming. We were allowed to watch Dark Shadows (ABC) but somehow lost track of it a couple of years before it went off.

 

[douglasdc6]

Oh , so you like magnavox

Well, I guess I`ll have to post a picture of my 1948 magnavox Radio & Tv console I bought awhile back LOL

Got it for $35.00 - 30 years ago at an antique radio auction up in Dallas Tx - ( No Bids )The owner said there`s no way in H_ll I`m halling that thing back home.

I should have charged him $35.00 Just to take it off his hands ; )

 

[112561]

Gee, I wasn't sure you understood that LOL!

Yes, I would love to see your '48 Maggie!

 

[douglasdc6]

Unbelievable !!!!!!!!!!!!!

You just hit the nail on the head !!!!!!!

Its the Embassy model you have Pictured on the right .

I`ll get some pix posted for you shortly.

 

[douglasdc6]

Woops I meant on the left

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[douglasdc6]

early Magnavox console

Pardon the mess this one is also in the junk room

The knobs for the tv are around here somewhere.

 

[112561]

Super!! I love it! Thanks, and I hope you have a lot of success with it!

Even though television started here in the states in 1936, and seemingly through 1941, it really took off by 1946.

http://www.tvhistory.tv/index.html

 

[douglasdc6]

Thanks again for posting.

So, The embassy also was available with a 16 inch screen no wander this set was so expensive .

Having a 16 inch screen in 1949 was a luxury indeed.

Mine is a 12 inch screen.

Whats interesting about mine is the knobs for the tv are metal over plastic - There somewhere around here

 

[112561]

Glad to do it. Your knobs can't be too far away. And, is yours a two or three speed changer?

 

[douglasdc6]

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Looks like a 2 speed .

33.5 - off - 78

 

[112561]

Their first two speed changer. Thanks!

 

[lordkenmore]

I hesitate to post this, since it's not complete. Still, it might interest someone.

This was a Packard Bell TV. I don't know the history--it's something down in my basement. Probably a leftover from people who originally lived here. If not, it belongs to one of their children.

The electronics are totally gone. Unfortunate, although I find that most network TV programming is considerably more enjoyable when watched on a non-working TV such as this one.

 

[lordkenmore]

This shows the right side. I assume the holes were for the controls. One is surrounded by a circular wear pattern in the cabinet.

 

[112561]

Packard Bell

They were in business at least for television, til 1974. I have a Teledyne Packard Bell brochure, from 1970 or therabouts. I don't even remember who the dealer was. I'd like to find a complete P-B tv, hi-fi, or stereo set, working or not.

Maybe yours could be a candidate for a record cabinet, or a terrarium, considering it was gutted when you came across it.

 

[mpatoray]

This 1950 Dumont Royal Sovereign set is a serious piece of furniture as this was the largest direct view B&W set ever, with a 30" picture. It is shown at the Early Television museum in Columbus Ohio.

As for Hyacinth Bucket and TV, she did have one, there was an episode where some poor repair person was asked to "Install one of those units that goes bleep over every expletive"

Personally I think one of the must beautiful televisions is the pre WWII RCA TRK-12 mirror in lid set.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/images/DuMont-RA118-hd.jpg

 

[danemodsandy]

LordKenmore:

The control holes in your cabinet were probably as follows:

The large one was for the channel selector.

The top small one would have been for ON/OFF/Volume

The other three would have been for Contrast/Brightness, Horizontal Hold, and Vertical Hold.

 

[classiccaprice]

I've got several non-working around here

I'm actually probably parting with some of these. I'm trying to decrease stock around here. I've only really worked on 3 of these, but they have just found me. I wish I knew someone in the area who could help me diagnose the problems/repair them.

We'll start off with my 1953 Zenith Sutherland console. I love the way this works and I've put a lot of work into it, but it has a way to go. This is a picture from when I first got it.

 

[classiccaprice]

My '51 Zenith. This is my favoite and closest to working properly.

 

[classiccaprice]

My 1964 RCA black and white. I want an early 60's color set so bad, but I haven't had one find me yet.

 

[classiccaprice]

...preferably in mid-century modern. Here's my 1957 Admiral