Wow! So THAT was what the place on Leavenworth lookes like inside! Glad you made it in. That T.V. is a beautiful piece of furniture!
Vintage TV's, a new hobby?
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Kevinpreston3
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Our black and white TV of the time was, I believe, an Admiral.
What was so cool about it was its remote. You had to flip a switch in the back of the TV to use it, and a small light would glow on the front panel, letting you know remote was on. Oddly, the light stayed on even with the TV off, so of course, my mom did not want the remote used!
When we did use it, you took it off the side of the TV. It nestled in a little socket for it, held with magnets. It was a black plastic affair, with four keys. One would turn it off, one would bump it up four volume levels, then back to the first, the 3rd button was channel up, the 4th channel down.
Jason was quite right about the tuning. Ours was a motor, and from the front panel you pushed a "see saw" type plastic tab--one end went down, the other up the channels of 2-13. These numbers lit up in a green window. You manually "programmed" the stops for a channel by preselecting tabs inside a little door. The motor bypassed the other channels.
The remote used a "sonar" type arrangement. My dad opened the case for some reason, and there were little tuning fork type things in it. The push of the buttons did provide a variation of different wierd tones. The TV would pick these up and execute what you wanted. It was also great fun because if you "screamed like a girl" the TV would change stations!
I loved this TV, and I really hope it is still somewhere where someone cares for it.
There was another TV that had a remote that was simply a flashlight! In each corner of the TV was a light sensitive port that when you shined a light at one corner, it would do whatever function it was set to do. Not very popular, as lights and sun tended to create problems!
Our black and white TV of the time was, I believe, an Admiral.
What was so cool about it was its remote. You had to flip a switch in the back of the TV to use it, and a small light would glow on the front panel, letting you know remote was on. Oddly, the light stayed on even with the TV off, so of course, my mom did not want the remote used!
When we did use it, you took it off the side of the TV. It nestled in a little socket for it, held with magnets. It was a black plastic affair, with four keys. One would turn it off, one would bump it up four volume levels, then back to the first, the 3rd button was channel up, the 4th channel down.
Jason was quite right about the tuning. Ours was a motor, and from the front panel you pushed a "see saw" type plastic tab--one end went down, the other up the channels of 2-13. These numbers lit up in a green window. You manually "programmed" the stops for a channel by preselecting tabs inside a little door. The motor bypassed the other channels.
The remote used a "sonar" type arrangement. My dad opened the case for some reason, and there were little tuning fork type things in it. The push of the buttons did provide a variation of different wierd tones. The TV would pick these up and execute what you wanted. It was also great fun because if you "screamed like a girl" the TV would change stations!
I loved this TV, and I really hope it is still somewhere where someone cares for it.
There was another TV that had a remote that was simply a flashlight! In each corner of the TV was a light sensitive port that when you shined a light at one corner, it would do whatever function it was set to do. Not very popular, as lights and sun tended to create problems!
frontaloadotmy
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Dishwasher
Did you snap a pic of the DW? What a shame that you couldn't
excise it from the cabinetry. Was the intercom an original
installation, with an AM radio?
Did you snap a pic of the DW? What a shame that you couldn't
excise it from the cabinetry. Was the intercom an original
installation, with an AM radio?
Yes, you can collect tvs and washers!
Greg:
That is some find! I can't believe that remote control was available back in the 50's. Tom (hubby) was saying that he remembers that the remotes would *ding* when you pressed them.
I really miss those stylish cabinets and round screens.
Awesome! Now you've started us all on a whole new addiction!
Congrats!
Greg:
That is some find! I can't believe that remote control was available back in the 50's. Tom (hubby) was saying that he remembers that the remotes would *ding* when you pressed them.
I really miss those stylish cabinets and round screens.
Awesome! Now you've started us all on a whole new addiction!
Congrats!
roundie with a square transplant
I remember them so well. They had a nice vivid color picture. I have a 1965 Magnavox,with a 1988 picture tube and chassis.I bought it used when I was in high school,and used it until 1988.No tv repair place would touch it,after the original chassis died a final death in 1988. I bought a brand new Magnavox console,and dismantled it and installed the chassis into my old all (real) wood Magnavox cabinet. I am still using it with the 1965 cabinet today.
What you have found is a real original TOL treasure Greg. I am glad you rescued it from a certain death.I hope you can restore it one day. They really do have a great picture when they are working correctly.
I remember them so well. They had a nice vivid color picture. I have a 1965 Magnavox,with a 1988 picture tube and chassis.I bought it used when I was in high school,and used it until 1988.No tv repair place would touch it,after the original chassis died a final death in 1988. I bought a brand new Magnavox console,and dismantled it and installed the chassis into my old all (real) wood Magnavox cabinet. I am still using it with the 1965 cabinet today.
What you have found is a real original TOL treasure Greg. I am glad you rescued it from a certain death.I hope you can restore it one day. They really do have a great picture when they are working correctly.
Before the
It looked like this. I wish I had rebuilt the tv with the "roundie" today. I would have never guessed that someday people would be rebuilding these classic tv's. The plus side is that I still have mine in a real wood cabinet,that matches my decor. I will do without a tv before resorting to a plastic cabinet.
This ad is kewl as it has the 1965 prices.
It looked like this. I wish I had rebuilt the tv with the "roundie" today. I would have never guessed that someday people would be rebuilding these classic tv's. The plus side is that I still have mine in a real wood cabinet,that matches my decor. I will do without a tv before resorting to a plastic cabinet.
This ad is kewl as it has the 1965 prices.
Kevinpreston3
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This is very close to the Admiral we have
Gotta love EBAY for research purposes alone. This is very close to our TV, but a slightly different cabinet.
You have to squint to see it, but that is the remote I am talking about. Tuning forks inside! (and you think I am kidding...)!
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/viewimage.x/00000000/mommoo/apr14admiral.jpg?pt=bidpay&sp=1
Gotta love EBAY for research purposes alone. This is very close to our TV, but a slightly different cabinet.
You have to squint to see it, but that is the remote I am talking about. Tuning forks inside! (and you think I am kidding...)!
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/viewimage.x/00000000/mommoo/apr14admiral.jpg?pt=bidpay&sp=1
I saw a Sears Silvertone "Suburban" in a vintage store a while back. It was such a beauty, and worked like a dream. If I had the space, I would have snapped it up in a second!
veg-o-matic
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For those who don't check out audiokarma.org (and shame on you if you don't!), here's a link to a five-minute commercial for the set. Greg, it looks like the legs on your set have been trimmed. Still, all of us TV guys are tripping over our tongues drooling.
Pay attention to the gal in the commercial. She's obviously supposed to be watching the set but it looks like she's just staring off into space...
veg
Pay attention to the gal in the commercial. She's obviously supposed to be watching the set but it looks like she's just staring off into space...
veg
If I were watching what she were watching, I think I'd be staring into space also. Besides, with what looks like a bong on the floor next to the TV, she's probably going to need to visit the food-o-rama in a second ;-)
jasonl
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I was watching a 1978 Red Sox vs. Yankees game on ESPN Classic last Sunday. I bet it would've been so much fun to watch on a vintage TV console for the late 60s or 70s.
Vintage Fenway on a vintage Zenith.
Vintage Fenway on a vintage Zenith.
Now This is a BONG
Nargile-- the proper English word for *BONG*
http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/TravelDetails/Tobacco/Nargile/NargileMain.html
Nargile-- the proper English word for *BONG*
http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/TravelDetails/Tobacco/Nargile/NargileMain.html
This to the right (I think) is some kind of water,tea or oil dispenser.
The Turkish/Arabic/Greek/ Aremenian/Middle Eastern coffee pot to the left is an "Ibrik" or "Ibriki".
Normally brass or copper.
http://www.readysecure.com/users/coffeezonecomau/details2.asp?ProductID=1017
The Turkish/Arabic/Greek/ Aremenian/Middle Eastern coffee pot to the left is an "Ibrik" or "Ibriki".
Normally brass or copper.
http://www.readysecure.com/users/coffeezonecomau/details2.asp?ProductID=1017
only one way to tell.
LOL taste test!
LOL taste test!
ohhh
Now that is Television! And it tells you its COLOR!
Beautiful Rescue Greg!!
We were watching slides tonight when you called of my folks trip across Asia.
I'll ring you up tomorrow.
jon
Now that is Television! And it tells you its COLOR!
Beautiful Rescue Greg!!
We were watching slides tonight when you called of my folks trip across Asia.
I'll ring you up tomorrow.
jon
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Speaking of slides....
Here's an odd one. Chalk this one up to one of those things that some people probably will not believe!
My uncle in the 70s had a big console TV. I believe it had a stereo built into it too. Anyways, it was a long cabinet affair with a good sized TV in it.
Here is the unbelievable part. There was some sort of mechanism in it that let you SHOW SLIDES ON THE TV!
No, he did not project slides onto the screen. The unit did it somehow. I don't know if he used a standard projector or interfaced something else to it. All I remember is he was able to show his slides on the TV screen.
Is that bizarre or what? I hadn't thought of that in years...now this conversation (no not the water pipe part of the thread!) got me thinking about it.
Here's an odd one. Chalk this one up to one of those things that some people probably will not believe!
My uncle in the 70s had a big console TV. I believe it had a stereo built into it too. Anyways, it was a long cabinet affair with a good sized TV in it.
Here is the unbelievable part. There was some sort of mechanism in it that let you SHOW SLIDES ON THE TV!
No, he did not project slides onto the screen. The unit did it somehow. I don't know if he used a standard projector or interfaced something else to it. All I remember is he was able to show his slides on the TV screen.
Is that bizarre or what? I hadn't thought of that in years...now this conversation (no not the water pipe part of the thread!) got me thinking about it.
