[frankfrank]

My first post here.

I am helping one of the local banks, here in western Illinois, to liquidate an estate. In this case, it's an estate of a radio and TV "DX" hobbyist and Ham, who collected unusual/old TV's and other related stuff. I told the bank that I would inquire somewhere and find out if anybody thought this old equipment would have any value or not. I will also forward all replies to the guy at the bank who is working on liquidating the estate.

This is the equipment that I thought should be listed. Model numbers given when known - a couple units had no such number visible anywhere. The TV sets are all well earlier than 1960; the Philco may be "close to 1960" but I'm not sure of the vintage of any of these. This old equipment is NOT "mint" by any means, and I assume, in most cases, they may no longer work, but I've rarely seen any of these anywhere else except in museums, or in movies (as props for "retro" type films).

I have approximated the screen sizes on the television sets. "TVG" screen will mean any screen that is shaped (FRAMED) "similar to" the TV Guide logo, generally a rectangular screen with rounded-edges framing.

Presumably the best option would be for somebody to be interested in enough of the items to warrant a trip to western Illinois to pick them up, or in a small number of destinations I may be able to deliver them beyond an ordinary distance. I don't think that bank really wants to get all that involved in shipping.

Anyway, any idea of what I should communicate to the bank will be appreciated, and in fact they will see any replies, as I told them that's what I would do.

TELEVISION SETS:
General Electric (no model number visible) 9-inch TVG screen
Pilot TV 37 U 2-inch screen, portable TV
philco H2010 (or HZ010? Can't read my notes) PORTABLE, has concave
mirror in back, behind the screen. Worked via projection? Mirror
maybe 8 inches.
National (no model number known) 6 inch TVG type screen
Motorola 71M-A 7 inch? screen. The screen or its covering is weirdly
melted!
Hallicrafters Model 505 *with instruction manual* 6 inch TVG screen
Andrew Radio "sharp focus" Television (+radio)
model # unknown screen is about 11 inches, TVG style
Zenith model # unknown round screen about 11 inches
RCA Victor 630TS 11 inch TVG type screen
Philco model # unknown 10 inch TVG type screen

OLD RADIOS:
Hallicrafters SX-100 includes Hallicr. speaker
Philco model 116121 "tombstone style" radio
Zenith Wave-Magnet (portable, in brown case)
Zenith 7G605 "Short Wave Portable Radio" fold-down front panel shows
a small world map, and a bandscan of American Shortwave stations.
Possibly helping to DATE this: WCBX, WBOS, WNBI, WRUW, WCAB,
are among the stations listed. No Voice of America listed.
Coronado model 636, bakelite casing

OTHER EQUIPMENT:
Dewald UHF CONVERTER model G-300, brown case
Electro Voice UHF converter, model #3300
Super Sonic Television Amplifier, no model number, brown Bakelite
Kodak SLIDE PROJECTOR (complete, manual, carrying case, etc.)
"Extragraphic III AMT"

Any idea of any value on any of these would be appreciated, as these may be seeking a home.