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Originally Posted by decojoe67
Many thanks for posting that information. I think everyone was thinking of the photo of Charles A. Seidel and his amazing 7" TV collection in the Flick Of The Switch.
Kent Warner indirectly sparked my interest in vintage TV's way back around 1980 when I was 13. He had a short article about TV collecting in a book simply called "TV Book" by Judy Fireman from 1977 ( http://www.amazon.com/TV-Book-The-Ul.../dp/0894800027), which is in my book collection now. It features his TRK-12, which he mentions that he recently purchased, his 3" Pilot that he "rescued from a junk-pile", and his RCA 621TS. I instantly became fascinated, but back then you really didn't see the early sets turning-up anywhere, so I began collecting radios. I did eventually end-up with the Pilot and RCA 621 though!
Sorry to hear Kent passed years ago. I would have loved to see some good photo's of his collection.
Joe |
John,
I also have both of those books in my collection. Purchased at the time of their publication so many years ago. Included is the iconic photo, you mentioned, of Chuck Seidel w/his "stacked" collection of vintage 7" TV sets from the book "A Flick of the Switch". And a portion of Kent Warner's article from the book "TV Book". These and a few others, including the late Ed Reitan, & Gary Hough are the early pioneers of vintage TV collecting long before the internet. Sorry to say when I visited Kent Warner's home back in the 70's I didn't have a camera w/me. I know of no other photos other than the TV Guide article and TV Book photo.
-Steve D.