Not at this moment, but I found a very beautiful early RCA color Television and couldn't let it go in the trash. Talk about diving in head-first!
Vintage TV's, a new hobby?
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Hiding behind door #1...
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frontaloadotmy
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Gansky1 That is a Real Beauty!!!
Does it work? What kind of "trash" venue did you rescue it from? Amazing that the remote is still with it and appears to be in a set matching wood case!
Does it work? What kind of "trash" venue did you rescue it from? Amazing that the remote is still with it and appears to be in a set matching wood case!
TV's were so much better looking back then!
I am no fan of modern tv's. They look boring.
I am glad that modern tv's are more reliable, but what a trade-off.
Great find!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I am no fan of modern tv's. They look boring.
I am glad that modern tv's are more reliable, but what a trade-off.
Great find!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Wow, what year?
Lawrence, cabinet surrounded TVs began falling out of favor by the early 1980s. I had a 1979 RCA bought new that had a wood cabinet around it. I think it was to reduce costs as well as consumers wanted TVs that fit with any decore. Today having a TV inset within a case is a feeble attempt to compromise.
Lawrence, cabinet surrounded TVs began falling out of favor by the early 1980s. I had a 1979 RCA bought new that had a wood cabinet around it. I think it was to reduce costs as well as consumers wanted TVs that fit with any decore. Today having a TV inset within a case is a feeble attempt to compromise.
veg-o-matic
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You're in for it now...
Oh, boy! Cool set! But take it from one who knows--you can't have just one vintage TV!
Make sure you check out audiokarma.org. The guys there are really helpful. I even managed to get my Zenith roundie working again with their help.
As far as I know, as long as the picture tube's okay, it's almost a sure thing you can bring the set back to life. And you'll definitely want to do that--even the stupidest shows on TV are worth watching on a roundie.
Congrats!
veg
Oh, boy! Cool set! But take it from one who knows--you can't have just one vintage TV!
Make sure you check out audiokarma.org. The guys there are really helpful. I even managed to get my Zenith roundie working again with their help.
As far as I know, as long as the picture tube's okay, it's almost a sure thing you can bring the set back to life. And you'll definitely want to do that--even the stupidest shows on TV are worth watching on a roundie.
Congrats!
veg
lightedcontrols
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.............the picture tube
BEAUTIFUL SET!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! By the way, even if the picture tube is bad, it CAN be rebuilt so there's no reason why that set shouldn't be resurected. Let us know how it goes! Mark
BEAUTIFUL SET!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! By the way, even if the picture tube is bad, it CAN be rebuilt so there's no reason why that set shouldn't be resurected. Let us know how it goes! Mark
westytoploader
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Very FAB RCA, and what a set to start with too!!! Of course that "horizontal console" style is my favorite!
Can't believe someone would want to throw something like this away--glad you saved it!
Can't believe someone would want to throw something like this away--glad you saved it!
jasonl
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That must've been a TOL tv for that day. Remote control and everything! Everything was solenoid and motor driven so everytime you click the remote, you'd hear the hum of some motor turning a dial for you.
Now you can watch Frank Sinatra sing in LIVING COLOR only on NBC.
That must've been a TOL tv for that day. Remote control and everything! Everything was solenoid and motor driven so everytime you click the remote, you'd hear the hum of some motor turning a dial for you.
Now you can watch Frank Sinatra sing in LIVING COLOR only on NBC.
jasonl
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I remember seeing an RCA Roundie with a built-in stereo system at a thrift store. I could kick myself for not getting it.
Kevinpreston3
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Yes, aren't things supposed to get BETTER over time?
I still have my parents 1965 Zenith Color TV, if interested, I could post pics.
As to the statement: "I think it was to reduce costs as well as consumers wanted TVs that fit with any decore."
I totally agree. Somewhere along the line many got caught up in this "everything's got to 'match'" mindset. I never did, and love the freedom. Anyone who has a problem with the fact that I have different shades and styles in my Heywood Wakefield furniture, or that the cabinet color of my original Predicta TV does not match my brand new Predicta TV, well, they needn't come over to my house.
Ever notice that the people hung up on "matching" always have terrible taste? Sure, the shirt might match the pants, but they're the first to have the ugliest cherry wood furniture that they paid $20,000 for, and always have a purple and mustard colored living room because HGTV said it was ok now to paint that way.
Give me mismatched pink and brown vintage appliances anyday.
I still have my parents 1965 Zenith Color TV, if interested, I could post pics.
As to the statement: "I think it was to reduce costs as well as consumers wanted TVs that fit with any decore."
I totally agree. Somewhere along the line many got caught up in this "everything's got to 'match'" mindset. I never did, and love the freedom. Anyone who has a problem with the fact that I have different shades and styles in my Heywood Wakefield furniture, or that the cabinet color of my original Predicta TV does not match my brand new Predicta TV, well, they needn't come over to my house.
Ever notice that the people hung up on "matching" always have terrible taste? Sure, the shirt might match the pants, but they're the first to have the ugliest cherry wood furniture that they paid $20,000 for, and always have a purple and mustard colored living room because HGTV said it was ok now to paint that way.
Give me mismatched pink and brown vintage appliances anyday.
Certainly changing tastes had something to do with it but costs were a huge driving factor. Not just the raw wood materials and labor but the heavier weight and shipping costs. Plastics solved everything and the prices tumbled
veg-o-matic
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Kevin--yes, please do! Here's a picture of my '65:
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Here is what I know... This set was found in the basement of a neighbor some of you may have heard me talk about before - Rosie. Rosie was a trash digger and filled here 4000 sq. ft home with newspapers, magazines and trinkets of all sorts. A few months ago, they carted Rosie off to get "help" and started cleaning out the house. All excited about the GE rollout dishwasher and the possibility of finding a vintage washer in the nearly entirely orginal 1956 brick ranch home, I toured the house when it was full of garbage. Fortunately, the trash was just newspapers and the like so other than a little musty odor, there wasn't anything really gross in the house. When I went back to the house last week - they are nearly done with the clean-out after 4 1/2 months and 28 twenty foot dumpsters of trash and I spotted this TV in the basement. I asked if I could have it and the dishwasher and was told if I took out the GE brushed chrome wall oven, I could have it all. I went up Saturday to get my loot and was unfortunately unable to remove the dishwasher. It looks as though the kitchen was built around this machine - certainly it was plumbed around it - and there was an intercom system with million wires wrapped around the back frame of the d/w cabinet so the dishwasher had to stay there. I took the oven (anyone want that?) and the TV. It's in beautiful condition to say the least and with Robert's help and the guys at audiokarma.org, have determined the TV is a full function CTC7 model from late '58-59.
Here is Rosie's basement "before" clean up. The RCA was on the back wall of the basement under the gold shiny object (clock) on the wall. This was tame compared to most other rooms in the house - they were stuffed to the ceiling. There was no washer/dryer in the house, the family owned a car wash for many years and took their washing there...
Here is Rosie's basement "before" clean up. The RCA was on the back wall of the basement under the gold shiny object (clock) on the wall. This was tame compared to most other rooms in the house - they were stuffed to the ceiling. There was no washer/dryer in the house, the family owned a car wash for many years and took their washing there...
Greg, Beautiful Set! Wasn't sure if it was a CTC-5 or 7...very becoming. Do you have any guess on the last time it was used? Gotta be careful with those RCAs, the flyback xformers are a bit, umm, under engineered and have a tendency to get hot and burn out if the Hor. Output tube current isn't set just right. Old caps can make it worse. Last I heard Hawkeye Picture tube was rebuilding color CRTs but may have gone out of the color roundie business. Substitutes can be found if this one is weak, *heaven forbid*. Nice Score!
Cory
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