Philco Television Model 53-T2262

[Eric H]

I think $100 would be top dollar for that set and I doubt there are many people on this Forum who would give that for it.

The missing knob and tube are minor issues, (I may have the knob) easily replaced, but if the CRT is bad you basically have a $10 parts set because it's often difficult to find a good CRT and more expensive than the set's value.

Not trying to be mean about it but the fact is you can often find a nice mid 50's set needing little more than a recap for less than $100, if major parts are bad then it becomes a labor of love to save one, though many of us have done just that.

I gave $60 for this Philco just to keep it out of the hands of the "Re-Purposers" a.k.a many other names around here) the fact that it was in fabulous condition didn't hurt any either.

[Charlie]

Originally Posted by Eric H

I gave $60 for this Philco just to keep it out of the hands of the "Re-Purposers" a.k.a many other names around here) the fact that it was in fabulous condition didn't hurt any either.

Ahhh... yes... I remember your Philco photo, Eric. I always thought that was a nice set... especially with that clock and cat on it. Didn't you need a CRT for yours?

I have one of those split-chassis Philcos in the garage. It's in decent shape... not near as pretty as Eric's. It needs the 21EP4 replaced.

Philco must have sold a ton of these sets. They do indeed show up quite often. The man I got my CTC9 from recently has one in Houston. It doesn't play... he just wanted it for the looks and told me he'd call if he decided to get rid of it.

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by Charlie

Ahhh... yes... I remember your Philco photo, Eric. I always thought that was a nice set... especially with that clock and cat on it. Didn't you need a CRT for yours?

Hi Charlie, yes I did and I got a NOS one from the Uncle of one of our members, can't recall which one but i think it was Charles? (correct me if i'm wrong please)