1951 AMC 16" TV Restoration

[Crist Rigott]

Guys,
I've just started on this TV. First a little history. It was bought in 1951 (the year I was born) at a department store in downtown Cleveland Ohio named Higbee's. This store was the downtown store in the "Christmas Story" where Ralph sees the Red Ryder BB gun.

I saw that it was for sale and bought it. The guy selling it said it was his uncle's and told me the story of where his uncle bought the TV. Well I'm from Cleveland Ohio and that's the connection. I had to restore the TV.

I got the Sams #111-3 and the Riders Volume 5 page 1 for reference.

I checked the CRT, a 16KP4, and it took about 1/2 hour to come up into the middle of the green on my BK 467. Not great, but it looks like it will give a decent picture.

I pulled the chassis and installed some 1/2 x 1 inch nylon "feet" so I could grip the chassis to flip it over and the nylon prevent the bench from getting all torn up from the original mounting screws.