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What is your favorite TV
There has been a 1947 Dumont 12" RA-103 “Chatham” Teleset TV on eBay which hasn't sold a couple times around. A little high priced at $499.95 but not unreasonable. It got me thinking that in a 1970s TV collectors guide and price list the Dumont doghouse was rated the number one set on collectors lists. While the Philco 49T-1150 was least popular. I think prewar sets were considered out of reach of most collectors (unobtainable) so they weren't really considered. I think the Farnsworth GV260 may be towards the top of my want list but I still like my Dumont Chatham. Has the Doghouse lost its favour? Why?
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621TS is still my fav followed by the 630 and their clones, but then I'm biased to RCA stuff.
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I'd go with the 621TS too, for sheer style it can't be beat though the inner workings are completely conventional.
The Videodyne I found recently is high on the list, great style and a chassis that's unlike anything put out by the majors, it all put together with screws and nuts, and not too precisely at that, which gives it the feel of a hand built prototype, the company was only around for a couple years as well. I love Bakelite sets, the Philco 51-PT1207 is a favorite, it's one of a kind, one year only CRT makes it kind of special. Portholes, any Porthole is cool but I particularly like the Raytheon 10DX24 with it's funky knobs and deco styling. It's chassis is way off the beaten path as well with an r.f. HV supply, slug tuner and 50B5 sweep circuit. |
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My favorite set and a tv I've always wanted is the Philco 48-1000. I had a chance to get one when I was in high school, but my family didn't want to stay at the suction it was in...maybe one day I'll find it again. I've also wanted one of the hallicrafters 10" pushbutton sets like the t-67.
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The 'toasted mahogany' (blonde) RCA 621TS, and the Teletone Model 250.
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Aww I wish I could, but my wife's having our baby any day now, so no trips for me. How much are you asking? Maybe a friend of mine could go for me.
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$500 or trade. It's an untouched original. Even all but two of the tubes are Philco.
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Your 1000 is a double d and I cant say I ever saw one like that before. What do you want to trade for? Btw cant think of a fave at the moment a Motorola 9t1 ?
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To the best of my knowledge, this is the only complete double D 48-1000 out there. There was an empty cabinet of a double D 48-1000 sold on ebay a couple years ago, but that's all I know of. This is a later production code 122 chassis, and it's nearly flawless.
Ideally I'd like something along the lines of a 1940s porthole (not Zenith, Raytheon, or Westinghouse....I have those), early color (pre-CTC 9), a restored Predicta, or who knows.....
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I must chime in that 48-1000 really is a choice set with that late production "double-D" screen. I had a nice typical one years ago that had frustrating intermittent audio problems that caused me to unfortunately just part with it.
Pre-war sets aside, I agree that the 1946 RCA 621TS is the top early vintage TV. It's a beauty, fairly compact and a great performer. The next one in line is the 1948 Admiral 20X122 bakelite console. It's such a compact little gem with great lines and proportions - and a flawless performer to boot! PS - Be aware that the Dumont "doghouse" is even bigger and heavier than you might expect! That would probably be the only reason a TV collector would pass on it. I collect vintage TV's, but must pass on the early big 10"/12" sets because of space. The only exception I made was the RCA 630TS because it's such an historical set. Last edited by decojoe67; 04-23-2016 at 06:43 PM. |
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Would have to be my Zenith Porthole, or my RCA 621, which STILL needs to go see Terry. Actually, when you think about it, ALL of us are EXTREMELY lucky to have rather complicated electronic gizmos going on 75-80 yrs old that STILL manage to work..
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For decades, my favorite TV/radio brand was Zenith. Still is. I have a Zenith SMS1917SG 19" remote color table set (with the original CRT, which still makes a great picture) in my bedroom and a bunch of '50s-'80s Zenith radios as well. It was a darn shame Zenith left Chicago for Korea in the late 1980s-early '90s. The quality of their TVs went downhill in a hurry once they left the US.
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One of my favorite vintage sets HAS to be the Zenith flat-chassis color sets--like the 25DC56 set. Just a masterpiece of engineering--with its heavy metal construction AND modules--VRT power supply, and clean layout !! AND a CRT that is pretty much "indestructible" !!
A good reason why my Gmail is that chassis # !! |
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