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CoogarXR 07-28-2017 12:51 PM

Either of these TVs anything?
 
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I spotted these two TVs in a garage (it was a garage sale, but they weren't part of the sale). I didn't see any brand info on the smaller one, and the larger one was buried and I couldn't get to it.

So from these dark, crappy pics, can you guys identify them?

jr_tech 07-28-2017 04:38 PM

I think number 2 is a GE 14T2:

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/general_el_14t214_t.html

These early flat-sided rectangular CRT sets are fairly uncommon.

The other set looks like an upscale mid 50s RCA with the top center channel indicator sorta like this, but more likely 21 inch.
This is just a WAG!

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1956-RCA-24D655U.JPG

jr

StellarTV 07-28-2017 08:34 PM

1st one looks like a Hoffman (Qu)Easy-Vision.

decojoe67 07-28-2017 10:21 PM

If you got them for free, or close to it, it would be worth taking, otherwise nothing missed there.

CoogarXR 07-30-2017 07:44 PM

Thanks for the tips guys. That GE is definitely a match. The other one, I dunno, it has three "thingies" on the top-center of the glass. None of the suggested models have that.

Oh well, if nobody screamed "go back and get them!", I'll probably let them lay. It was a pretty musty place, they probably need serious work anyway. I just wanted to run 'em past you guys just in case there was a hidden gem.

Thanks again!

Bill Cahill 07-30-2017 10:05 PM

Personally, I'd say both are worth getting. I think they are worth saving if not too much money.
Bill Cahill

dieseljeep 07-31-2017 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Cahill (Post 3187440)
Personally, I'd say both are worth getting. I think they are worth saving if not too much money.
Bill Cahill

The GE, looks like it's a little past redemption, the Hoffman has posibilities.
Maybe the CRT is usable in the GE, which doesn't look too promising. At least, save it for the parts and the knobs.

Steve D. 07-31-2017 12:53 PM

Good call on the Hoffman. I brightened the photo and it is the Hoffman model pictured in my 2nd photo.

-Steve D.

CoogarXR 07-31-2017 02:13 PM

Well, I'll be... That looks like it. I have never heard of Hoffman. Any good?

Steve D. 07-31-2017 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CoogarXR (Post 3187460)
Well, I'll be... That looks like it. I have never heard of Hoffman. Any good?

here's a brief history of Hoffman Electronics: https://www.tvhistory.tv/1950-59-HOFFMAN.htm

Bill Cahill 08-04-2017 03:27 PM

The knobs, plastic center with door missing, definitely looks like a series string 16" GE to me.......
Bill Cahill

Bill Cahill 08-05-2017 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by decojoe67 (Post 3187382)
If you got them for free, or close to it, it would be worth taking, otherwise nothing missed there.

I'd save them. They might even be fun to restore.

decojoe67 08-05-2017 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Cahill (Post 3187643)
I'd save them. They might even be fun to restore.

Well that could be said of any old set found, but be aware it would be purely a labor of love. The value on mint working examples would be very low. Honestly, I would put that effort into something a little more interesting.

Bill Cahill 08-06-2017 01:55 PM

I Understand. Two sets are a labor of love.
GE 10" bakelite railroad set.
RCA Victor 6T74.


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