Awesome :thmbsp: I'm so glad you saved this set!

Hopefully it won't turn out to be a mistake - like missing the power transformer or the CRT is broken.

There is still about a $40.00 cost in picking it up. It's about 90 miles each way. Also, here in New York there are bridge tolls. I don't want to sound cheap but the tolls will cost about $14.00 and the gas about $25.00.

I'll post pictures after I pick it up.

Even if it's a dud I bet you could part it out and recoup your expenses.

I picked up the Admiral TV.

It's bigger then I expected. It has a 17BP4A for the CRT and the chassis is a 21F1. I'm still trying to determine the model number but it's similar to a 17K11. It came with the original instruction packet! The bakelite has no cracks and the TV weighs a ton. It came out of the original owners home.

It measures 18" wide x 18" height x 21" deep.

Not bad for 99 cents - plus about $40.00 for gas and tolls.

Awesome! That's so cool to get all that paperwork.

This is a picture of the TV in my garage. I'm reaching around the back and using my hand as the antenna. My other hand is trying to take the picture without seeing the screen.

It's a good sign that things are working this good so far! I'm surprised that a 1951 TV is still working this good. Next on the schedule is to replace the caps.

To a color collector this set is particularly important because it has the CBS Color interface connector on the rear of the chassis. Could you check under the chassis to see if the connector is wired? If it is, that would be quite a find.

Checking the serial numbers, your set is quite a bit lower than mine and so may (unlike mine) be factory wired for a color converter. If so, it would be very interesting to see if the flyback in your set is the 'color' version.

Pete

Awesome! Best 99 cents ever spent! I'm happy for you, that is one great set! I have a hole in my collection that needs to be filled with sets like that.

99 cents, huh ? Wanna double yer money ? (grin)

I hope to bring the TV in from the garage within the next few days. I have something on my workbench in the basement right now. Then I will be able to tell if the connector is wired. I'll post more pictures then.

I got bored so I cleared the workbench and brought the TV inside.

The color interface connector is wired as shown in the picture. Also is shown a picture of the flyback. I don't know if this is enough to tell which flyback it is.

It's a very heavy TV. The bakelite cabinet alone weighs 28 pounds and the bakelite is 1/4" thick.

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WHOO!!! Good job on getting the set man! And awesome to see it works great too!

That is one fine tv. Those people didn't know what they had. It is so cool to see the color adapter plug is wired. That fly looks great, almost new. Looks like a keeper!!!

Thanks for the pictures; nicely significant set your $0.99 acquired! I'll bounce your photos against my set and post result.

Pete