Picked up an RCA 17-PD-9062

[Eric H]

According to the model number this is a 1959 model I think, probably sold in 1958.

I've been chasing it all week since seeing it on CL but the seller and I couldn't arrange to meet, then yesterday he said someone else was coming to get it, today he sent me an e-mail that the other buyer had postponed so I drove the 40 miles to get it this evening.

Seller was a real nice guy, he does Estate sales and consignments and he had a Suite full of goodies including a 47 Seeburg Trash Can jukebox.

I asked to test the CRT before buying which he agreed to, turns out the CRT was replaced on November 10th 1959 (set was barely a year old?), one month fourteen days before I was born and it still checks like new!

Black painted cabinet is in great shape but needs cleaned up a bit. It must have a bad power switch since there is a toggle mounted in the back cover.
Also a cooling fan has been added so someone was using this sometime in the modern era. Set currently gets a raster but it's not linear and the sound is motorboating so it needs the usual recap.