Hoffman 7M112 tabletop
 

I must have rocks in my head. I have no place to put this mutt, and it looks desperately cheap, but it was one of those $20 craigslist rescues. A Hoffman 7M112, according to the model stamp on the back cover.

http://antiqueradio.org/art/Hoffman7...odelNumber.jpg

Sams lists nothing for that model number, but they do list a Hoffman 202, which matches the chassis number on the rear apron. By that measure, the correct Sams folder should be 205-5:

https://www.samswebsite.com/en/photo...index/id/71131

Before I spend $15 on a download, can anyone confirm that this is the correct folder? I can't read the model numbers on the tiny image of the folder's front page.

Judging by the tube lineup, this is a pretty basic TV. They didn't break the piggybank on the cabinet, which looks like thick pressboard. The bottom of the cabinet is pegboard, which --not surprisingly -- has begun to bust out along one edge. And there's a brightener on the 17HP4 picture tube (sigh).

Oh well, enough whining. I try to tell myself it's kind of cute, at least in the way that baby warthogs are cute. And I'll probably get at least $20 of enjoyment fooling around with it.

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

http://antiqueradio.org/art/Hoffman7...tLookFront.jpg

http://antiqueradio.org/art/Hoffman7...stLookBack.jpg

http://antiqueradio.org/art/Hoffman7...okInterior.jpg

That's a nice clean looking set!

I have a 17LP4 in a beat up Emerson I don't really want to fix, wonder if it'll sub for the 17HP4?

A quick glance at the spec sheets suggest it might, not sure about the physical dimensions though.

Anyone have a Sub book handy?

This website shows a model 7M112B and in Sams 194 but doesn't say which folder.http://new.tvhistory.tv/search/viewp...132/era/2.html The picture looks pretty close.

That's not a bad looking set for a low line model. Looks in good shape too. I would say it's well worth $20.

Better photo of 205-5 here:
http://vintageadsandbooks.com/hoffma...l-0520505.html
jr

I'm guessing that the model shown has brightness, H and V hold on the back, where yours has 3 holes, as it appears to not have a pencil box door. :scratch2:

Phil, if you haven't already bought the download, send me your address in a PM, and I'll send out a free hardcopy to you.

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The 17LP4 has a cylindrical faceplate, where a 17HP4 has a spherical faceplate. The 17L is a lot rarer than the 17H. :yes:

Thanks, 205-5 is definitely the right folder. Mine does have the B, H & V controls behind the (cheap!) gold plastic pencil door. Hard to tell from the Sams photo -- maybe that other model also has a pencil door, but the detail is just washed out against a lighter cabinet color.

Jim, I'll send a PM with my address. That would be great to get a copy of Sams.

Regards,

Phil Nelson

Glad to help those who help others! Thanks for the great website and all the restoration adventures.

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I was going to make a thread about this, but I figured that I could post it here...
Does anyone know anything about the easy vision model 7B-157?

Probably should start your own thread, as Phil's Hoffman's set doesn't appear to be an Easy-Vision set, so what you are asking about doesn't fit under this topic.

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Photofact here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/3604050...ectorid=229466
Looks like a 21" version of the set Phil has.

Not affiliated,
jr

I guess so... :p
Sorry, I want attempting to hijack your thread Phil...

Well, already I got my basic question answered, so no harm done. It's usually less confusing if you don't mix up threads, though.

I was about to ask dieseljeep if he knows of any other 17" tubes that can sub for a 17HP4, when I thought to check this one, just in case. After about 90 seconds on the tester, the needle cruised up into the happy zone.

http://antiqueradio.org/art/Hoffman7M112CRTTest.jpg

It may not be the greatest tube on Planet Earth, but I'm betting it will make a picture. I'll set the brightener aside and try the set bareback when its turn comes.

Phil Nelson

Cool :) I've encountered several sets lately with brighteners on good CRTs. I'm starting to think it was a way for servicemen to make a quick buck back in the day.

The only CRT that fit, mechanically would be a 17BP4, but it is a magnetically focused CRT. You would have to furnish and mount a PM focus unit.
Good thing the CRT is good. It looks like a replacement to me.