my old Zenith
 

Hi,
I picked this up at a garage sale 10 years ago or so. It worked then, but I haven't had a chance to go through and refresh it, so right now it's more funiture than anything else.
I wish I knew more about it- Zenith, 1949-1952??? Any information would be appreciated.
Jason
[edit- sorry about the low quality pictures!]
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/jtsjf/tv2.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/jtsjf/tv.jpg

A real beauty! Your time range is right...at least one other member here owns one like this, and could answer more questions. I don't think the early Zenith sets are the easiest to work on-a lot of stuff piled in that chassis, and lots of bad resistors to go with the bad caps that everything has. If you haven't already, find out if the crt is any good. There were problems with the larger round tubes and replacements can be tough to find. Good luck!

Thanks Bryan, the case is in superb shape- only a couple nicks and scratches that are barely noticable. We tried to find out the year, but I was told that all the early Zenith records were burned in a fire ???
I believe the CRT is ok (it was replaced in the '60s I think).

!950 Zenith
 

I have the exact set, restored, which was not easy. It was made in 1950. I paid $100 for it in 1992 . It showed up here in North Texas. I have the original owner's manual and would be glad to send you a copy. You'll see one of the unusual features up front near the bottom of the picture tube, a slide switch. To make a "rectangular picture" you slide it one way, the other way the picture is full-screen, or round!

Wow- I didn't know about the slider- that's cool! Thank you for the confirmation on the date of manufacture.
I would be much indebted to you if I could get a copy of the owners manual. I'll send you a PM with my address.
Jason

Jason here's a 1950 Zenith ad that might be of interest to you.


http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu:80/a...824-72dpi.jpeg

-Steve D.

Another 1950 Zenith ad
 

Jason,

Here's another ad. I believe your "Waldorf" model, if I read it correctly, is in the bottom left. Pricey set in 1950's dollars.

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu:80/a.../TV0344-150dpi.


-Steve D.

My "Temp 2": :yes:

Another pic from the back; a guy who helped me to carry the set took these pictures with a cell phone on the day that I picked up the set (March the 26th) - the picture was taken in the front of the aparatments block where the guy from I bought the set lives.

Hi TELECOLOR 3007. I really like your Russian roundie! Hope you can get it operating one of these days. A very interesting set. I like that they masked the CRT into a rectangular format. Very few US made roundies did this.

A very interesting project. Did you checked the capacitors? What is with the picture tube?

Well, one of the capacitors which filtred the anodic current blow up (after this the lines oscilator stoped working); I don't know how to repayr a set, an the teenager guy who look at it dind't found the problem (I think it's a poor contact, or a small capacitaor or ar a rezistor that it's brocken); some one will have a look at the set in the next days.
I found an unsed lines final output tube (G-807), but it's quite expensive.
In 1956 Sovites made rectangular pictures tube too! I don't think the picture tube is the original one; on it apears 19 Apr. 1967 (and on betwen the coils and the C.R.T.'s neck it' s a pice of paper). And the end of the C.R.T. the component that get the wires in the pins falled (on of the wires that got out form the neck got brocken 2 times). It's almast imposible to find an 40LK1B C.R.T. in Romania - people trhou them - a woman throu 3!!! "Temp" 2.
I hope I will make the set working in the next few days;

Great set!
 

I hope you get it working. Maybe , when it works you could post a photo of it working with the TV show "Get Smart" playing. That show had a funny representation of the KGB they were code-named "KAOS". Don Adams is great in that show. I want to get that show on DVD. Remember when they have to talk secretly and those clear domes come down on thier heads?

Here's a photoshopped preview of Max Smart of "Get Smart" using his secret shoe phone on that Russian TV. An early version of the modern cell phone...

My Admiral TV
 

Just got this one home after winning it on evilbay. Cabinet is very sweet. Tv still works, but I need to have it recapped and checked out. Admiral Model C2256 built July 2, 1954. 19".
Thanks
Dan