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dieseljeep 02-28-2017 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Chip Chester (Post 3179248)
I like that the illustration shows the model carrying it with one hand, not a care in the world. The set is probably 40-50 pounds maybe?

Perhaps the DC option was for vacation/hunting cabins, with 10 car batteries in tow. But I doubt the late 50s were quite so media-centric as we are today.

Chip

The ad has an artist's rendition of a lady carrying it, without a struggle.
The ad also states, that the set turns itself on and off, by just opening and closing the lid. Not true, on the newer one! The push-pull power switch is on the brightness control and has to be pulled out to turn on. The spring steel bracket on the lid shuts it off.

Doug66 03-18-2017 10:28 AM

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I bought one about 1 1/2 years ago. It was an easy restoration electronically and is a good performer. The problem is someone recovered the red in contact paper. Trying to remove the contact paper caused the red to rip. I tried recovering the lid with new red and made a mess of it, so I'm not sure where to go from here. I'm just displaying it and watching it occasionally as it with no lid.

init4fun 03-18-2017 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dieseljeep (Post 3179536)
The ad has an artist's rendition of a lady carrying it, without a struggle.
The ad also states, that the set turns itself on and off, by just opening and closing the lid. Not true, on the newer one! The push-pull power switch is on the brightness control and has to be pulled out to turn on. The spring steel bracket on the lid shuts it off.

:scratch2: The artist missed quite badly in accurately capturing the look of the TV's screen , the artist's rendition of the CRT and it's mask look nothing like the actual TV to me ...

Doug66 03-19-2017 09:43 AM

I just saw one on Craigslist in Apex, NC for $250. Cosmetically excellent but not working.

dieseljeep 03-19-2017 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug66 (Post 3180881)
I just saw one on Craigslist in Apex, NC for $250. Cosmetically excellent but not working.

I have more invested in mine, than I normally would've, as it's not a real valuable piece. Not like a Predicta or so, but I liked it. Appearance wise, it's decent. I could easily have a little over $100 in it, as the new CRT was over $50, with shipping.
$250 is a little steep, for a set of that calibre! :scratch2:


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