[ChrisW6ATV]

Why do I collect early TV sets (and things that go with them)?

Because when I was a kid, things such as our TV set often broke and we could not get them fixed. I want to "avenge" for that.
Because I could see the Chicago Standard Transformer plant while riding an El train in Chicago as a teenager, and I appreciate the golden era of American manufacturing with American parts (as Findm Keepm mentioned).
Because my one older brother got an electric project set when we were kids that I liked, and my other older brother bought an antique radio years later that I liked, too.
Because I like technological challenges.
Because, as my brother said when I was about eight years old, "I have 'old' in my system!".
Because I like that it is an unusual hobby compared to, say, stamp collecting (see my signature below).
Because bringing something back to life is highly satisfying, something we CAN control and improve in a life full of things that get worse and cannot be controlled.
Because the science of electronics is just plain COOL!