Ahhh! Dang it Bryan, you're going OT! Just kidding!!!:D seriously though, great reading, let us know how it goes meeting those guys. They sound quite interesting. You are most definitely right about making contact with these type of guys, unfortunately, many are getting very old and are taking their wonderful stories and experiences with them when they pass. Time can be a cruel thing.

Antique Color TV stimulus package, eh? So this thread comes equipped with a few 5AR4s, a 15GP22 or two, and a bag of fresh can cap's? I'm in!

My favorite TV not in my collection is probably an original Chromacolor (forget the chassis) and also the RCA CTC-22 tabletops. Love the style of those.

In my collection, I'd have to say that the portacolor is among my favorites. Not for picture quality but for the fact that it's on its second crt, with all original tubes and still works really well. Of the later sets, the RCA ctc-121's are some of my favorites.

LOL! nice one! I wish it did come with all that stuff! Especially the 15G! CTC-121s are really good sets, nice cabinet and sound systems too.

I've got my '66 Admiral (purchased from Doug) looking really good now. I've got a couple of late 40 RCA's in storage that maybe I'll get out this weekend. I can't remember if they work. I originally purchased them from a great TV guy on L.I. named Vaughn that seems to have disappeared. He had a store in Hicksville that had a gazillion old TVs and radios.

I'm in a pretty stressful job but messing around with my TVs, while frustrating sometimes, is a great relaxer.

I still have to figure out why my Philco has lost HV. But that will wait till a blizzard weekend when I cant do anything outside. Besides, I misplaced my voltage tester somewhere in Fibber McGee's closet, and it is too dangerous to open the door.
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I've been to his house! I was there with Bob Galanter {ohohyodafarted}. His Last name is Rudissil And his business name is oldtimetv, his house number is 17 but I forget the street number or name. He was really cool to talk to and yes, he has like a million tvs in his house to the point you cannot walk in there. I've emailed him a few times but he never responded. I know he's around though, he had some stuff on ebay a while back. Small world huh?

I have been to his house too! Many years ago, probably like 1995. He took me there to show me an old Dumont he had in his basement that he restored for me. His store was right next to a movie theatre in Hicksville. I bought all my TVs there save a Predicta I bought on ebay from Larry in Texas and the Admiral I bought from Doug. I grew up in NY and lived in Queens after I got married. Would go out to Vaughn about every few months or so just to see what was new. I bought my first vintage radios there too.

It really is a small world.

You guys know I'm crazy as a Shithouse Rat, but hear me out. In 2-3-500 years, the roundies & other old sets we save might be as valuable as rare cultural icons from a long-ago time. Imagine being the keeper of a CT-100 or a CTC-12 in 2525, to pick a year out of the air, & having said set still work...Or even a lowly bakelite Admiral 7" set from 1948, like I have...Or the 3" 1947 Pilot... Or will people care about stuff like that hundreds of years from now ? Will we be back to living in caves by then, w/only a few "Mad Monk" types keeping the flame of civilisation alive ?

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It really gives ya something to think about.:scratch2: I wish I could see what happens that far in the future. I often wonder who will be the next caretaker of my collection, if it is lucky enough to get one after I'm gone. And Sandy G, There's nothin' wrong with being crazy as a shithouse rat, it makes the world more interesting and we wouldn't have you any other way!!:D:thmbsp:

HA! That's him alright and a character he is! Maybe I'll give him a call or something late at night. I'm quite the night owl myself. I work a floating shift between 1st and 2nd and sometimes I get insomnia from it:thumbsdn: Thanks for the pic! GEEEZ!! it really IS a small world!!!

The only problem I have with being THAT way is that most folks who ARE, too, won't admit it... I tend to Bask in the Glory of being Nuckin' Futz...

I can safely say, I'm Nuckin' Futz myself!!! and damn proud of it!! We can bask in it together:yes:

You know, its entirely possible we ran into each other at Vaughn's years ago. He had a mustache when I knew him back then...

Nope, I was only there once and it was in may of this year.