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Videotechie · #1 07-17-2022, 12:45 AM

Looking for a prewar tv in rough shape for sale little or no cabinet ok, incomplete chassis OK, would be great to have for conversation piece.

Let me know..

hidaleeho · #2 07-24-2022, 10:51 AM

Hi,

Are you interested in the Scott Projection TV I am looking to sell?

Best,
Dan

Electronic M · #3 07-24-2022, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hidaleeho

Hi,

Are you interested in the Scott Projection TV I am looking to sell?

Best,
Dan

He said pre-war. The EH Scott Protelgram projection sets were POST-War.

rld-tv01 · #4 07-26-2022, 05:10 PM

The following article discusses amateur builds of a few prewar TV receivers. The article gives links to various build instructions in the magazines of the time. Most of these receivers used 1 or 2 inch Oscilloscope CRTs available in the prewar time period

https://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/202...arly-1940.html

Also there is a book called Look and Listen which has the complete build instructions for a Andrea prewar set. An image of the book at:

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1939_Andrea_Assembly_Manual.JPG

rld-tv01 · #5 07-26-2022, 05:25 PM

Also Meissner prewar TV kit manual with schematics at

http://myvintagetv.com/Apple%20PDF%20files/Meissner.pdf

rld-tv01 · #6 07-27-2022, 07:04 PM

Another option is to find an early postwar TV kit which used prewar parts. I have a 3 inch NCR kit and an unidentified manufacturer 7 inch kit which uses a 7ep4 CRT. Attached are pictures but they are not for sale.

As you can see from the NCR chassis it is pretty crude. There has been discussion over the years of getting a group of laser cut TV chassis custom built but I don't think anyone has done it. Peter Yanczer had Mechanical TV 12 inch aluminum disks laser cut and sold them for $125 so the price shouldn't be too far out? I have a $200 engraver router but I haven't tried metal only wood with it. MY engraver router used bits versus laser for cutting.

BTW, last year a collector in Canada advertised his entire collection for sale on the ETF classifieds which contained many prewar sets which were most likely in the $10K-$15K or higher price range. A Meissner prewar TV kit with no cabinet sold for about $3500 years ago at an ETF convention. That price was cheap at the time and even in today's recessed prices I don't think you'll find one that cheap.