My new Philco
 

Here's my latest addition to the collection.

I paid an obscene amount of money :eek: for it but I've been really good lately about not buying anything and this is the first set that has really caught my eye in a long time.

At least two other people wanted it really bad too so I don't feel so awful :D

I drove the 150 miles round trip this afternoon and picked it up.

This set uses an oddball CRT, there is an article on this very model over at http://www.radiolaguy.com

I suspect the CRT will be bad, the oddballs usually are and there's gotta be a reason they only used it in this one model??

Eric

I saw that auction a few days ago. The set looks almost like it's all CRT from the front (but with style). Definately an eye-grabber, and really clean looking too! Cool score, Eric!

:)

Great set Eric! I have the mahogany version, never powered it up. Even have the owners quick ref guide that came tied to the knob. If I get a chance I will photo copy it for you if you want. Sorry 'bout the bad photo, it is packed away right now so I can't do better. Marlin http://home.earthlink.net/~marlinmackley/12philco.jpg

Hi Marlin!

Just how "packed away" is your set ? :D

The reason I ask is I may need a high res photo of the two large knobs.

Dave at partstoomany may have them but needs a good photo to match them up.

Even before I bought this thing I was resigned to the idea that the picture tube was probably bad...
Well maybe not! I recapped the horizontal osc. tacked a filter cap across the old one and got high voltage.
Plugged in the CRT and viola! what you see below :yippy:

Marlin,

Did you get that Philco from Texas? I looks familiar! ;)

Charlie, actually a friend found it at a garage sale here in the St. Louis area. Of course I had to pay him much more than he paid for it. But there was a bonus, along with it came one of the RCA 7" magnetic def crts used in the 621, so I did not mind too much!

Eric, I can get to the front no prob, just hard to get a shot of the side. I will see what I can do about photos.
Marlin

Thanks Marlin, I will be forever in your debt. :D

"Neoscope"
 

Over at www.tvhistory.tv there is a Philco brochure that shows this series of sets.

Look in the lower right corner, the 1207 is slightly cropped, they claim it the "lowest cost in TV history" well I don't know about that, maybe the lowest priced in it's class at the time?

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1951-Philco-Brochure.jpg