Found a 1940's "Automatic Radio TV set "
 

I got call last night made my heart skip a beat
Gent told me ,he had a 1947'Automatic Radio Corp.
Television set that he would love for me to look at
We talk about an hour and I'll go and check this old girl
Out!,he has the entire history of this TV set
He told me the original owner was great friend of his family,and was their insurance
Agent for a LibertyLife ,that he purchase the set brand new after the war
When returning from serving overseas
He told me the original owner was a great guy but a bit show off
No one yet had a tv set or seen one!,and was a new technology in entertainment
That he bought for his new family
It's table model with a 6 or 7" inch screen in quite large beautiful walnut cabinet
He explain that came up for sale in that Mans estate sale from his son
Had to sell along the other household belongings to settle his parents estate in public auction,so this tv has been inside the house since new it would be the OLDEST TV SET IN LAURENS COUNTY SC TO HAVE SURVIVED!, this man also told that researched this set found another one at the Chicago Sceince Museum that has a 1948'Automatic Tv but the only 2 known to exsist his and the museums in the Whole USA
I'll take pictures of it!,it's only 12 miles from my home and report back to y'all ASAP!

Hurry up! :D

We want to see it.

Great find (and story) and one of the best 7" early post-war TV's in my opinion. Love to see pics of it. I believe the number of existing sets is a bit higher then one or two. I have seen a few on the net from collectors and eBay. It is quite rare though. The console version is the rarest, as I have only seen one existing example. The leatherette portable is the most common, but I still have only seen a handful of them through the years.
Joe

Ok guys and gals I'm back home from our little visit
And have photos to share but don't know how post them on here can somebody give me their email address

An Automatic wood tabletop TV with the built-in bubble magnifier is pretty rare. Maybe it is one of those?

Can anybody tell how to upload new photos here or
An email address quickly y'all post them for me

To attach photos press the "go advanved" versus "quick reply" then scrow down to "Additional Options" and select Manage Attachments button under the Attach Files category.

I'll bet he had a long wait for a picture, since the first TV station to go on the air that would reach Laurens County, SC, was WSB Atlanta.

It went on the air 29 September, 1948!

Pics also have to be below a certain size, I think 150k, usually 600 Pixels wide is a good size for the Web.

You can send them to me if you like and I'll size and post them for you.

P.M. me and I'll give you my address.

I'm waiting on Eric in responding in to my private message
He said he'll post the photos for me so we wait on his reply

Sent you an E-Mail. :yes:

Wasn't that the Temple 7" E-stat? :scratch2:

The Temple was the Temple and the Automatic was the Automatic.

The Temple TV had a built in magnifier and the Automatic had a built in magnifier on a portable as well as on a wood tabletop. I heard from another collector that Automatic also offered the build-in magnifier as an option for the 7 inch console. I have seen two of the Automatic wood tabletops with the built-in magnifiers listed on eBay in the last 15 years. I don't know who owns them.

I've only seen one authentic blonde-wood Automatic Radio 7" console myself. Years back, on the ARF, someone was asking about a 7" console they had with an Automatic Radio chassis and built-in magnifier. It was some kind of rather cheaply made "badge-brand" set though. I have seen one wooden 7" Automatic Radio tabletop with the built-in magnifier like the leatherette portable.