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10-07-2010, 12:46 AM
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Nice pile of TVs in York, PA
Wish I was closer
 2nd from the right, bottom row looks like my Motorola 12K2. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-TVs-YOUR...-/180571223742 
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10-07-2010, 11:21 AM
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Reece was nice enough to send me the text from the auction page-thanks!
So, $30 for each set. More than I'd be willing to pay for the whole pile, but what the heck, I'll buy one just so I can at least go over and check it out. About the only thing that I'd vaguely be interested in would be the matching RCA tv stand on top of that heap. If I don't see anything I especially like, $30 would be worth it to take a 10-12" set just for the kine and take the stand along with it. Last edited by leadlike; 10-07-2010 at 01:33 PM.
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10-07-2010, 11:51 AM
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With CRT rebuilding unavailable unless/until the ETF project gets rolling, buying cheap TVs just in hopes of getting good CRTs makes some sense.
Phil Nelson
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10-07-2010, 01:05 PM
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10-08-2010, 12:05 AM
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I hope you find a hidden treasure or two
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10-10-2010, 10:31 AM
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I just got back, but don't have time to make but a quick post-
before I forget, here are what the sets are-starting with the right row- the upside down tv on top is a Motorola w/ UHF -below that is a Zenith that has a necked picture tube -below that is a Firestone the next row is: that brown thing is a tv stand, but doesn't seem to match any that are piled there. below that is an RCA square tube set on the bottom is a late 40's Sylvania. the middle row: A Motorola (?) on top An Arvin A metal-cased Philco next to last row: A blonde Motorola 10-12'' A trashed Zenith Square tuber the final row: a motorola of some sort-it is laying face down, and I couldn't move it-probably a 10-12'' as it has an electrodynamic speaker I'm not sure of the last make on the final set in the pile. In back of the warehouse, he has a pretty nice Moto radio/tv/phono, but someone had robbed the 10" chassis out of it. there was also a minty 60's Sylvania B&W as well. Well, I've gotta run, but try to guess what set I picked out of that heap!
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10-10-2010, 01:18 PM
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http://www.tvhistory.tv/1950-SYLVANIA-brochure2.jpg jr Perhaps 6130? 7130? Last edited by jr_tech; 10-10-2010 at 01:26 PM. Reason: add model numbers
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10-10-2010, 12:30 PM
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Thanks for the info. I'll guess the Sylvania.
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10-10-2010, 01:46 PM
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The Sylvania referred to as a late '40s looks like it's the 1-245 model that uses the 1-139 chassis. It should be a 12" CRT. In the photo it looks like the speaker board is missing. The 1-139 chassis is essentially identical to my 1-108 chassis. I'm not sure what the differences are. It would have been made in 1949 or 1950.
While I'd be interested in the 1-245 if no one else is, it's the 1-128 that I would jump on if I found one. If someone gets the 1-245 I'd be happy to explain how to use a 12LP4 if the 12VP4 is bad. John
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10-10-2010, 02:54 PM
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You can also see the mahogany paneling on the inside, through the front, which is a different color than the Philco. John
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10-11-2010, 11:16 AM
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To respond to some of the above posts: the 12" Sylvania is indeed the model you describe, it is not on a four-legged stand, someone just kicked in the speaker board. It was in pretty bad shape, but it looks like it is all there.
The one I couldn't ID is indeed a Sylvania-thanks for jogging my memory. When I went to meet the guy, he took me to a small warehouse (more like a large garage), and pried a board loose so we could open the rotting carriage doors. As soon as we stepped in, you heard the rustling of all sorts of critters in the darkness-mostly squirrels. We only had a flashlight to show the way, and I began to guide it around the room. There was a shelf with maybe a dozen old car radios on it, along with a completely destroyed Emerson 510. I left those alone, and trust me, that Emerson was toast, as I have kinda wanted one of those for awhile, and would be willing to put in some effort if it was salvageable. I saw a lot of older stoves and rotting wooden furniture as well, and the seller explained that he and his father owned several pre-furnished apartments, and these were the tvs that went with them. They continued using these up until the 80s, from what I could tell. I can only wonder at the type of apartment you could get in the 80's that would come with a 12" Sylvania. I decided to go with the Arvin, and it turns out the frame stand on top of the pile was intended for it, so I got that along with it. I don't think there are very many early Arvins around, so I was drawn to it. It appears to be complete, and the chassis looks a lot like an RCA T-100, though the control layout is quite different. The CRT tested dead, but after fiddling with it, I got it to come up well into the "good" scale, and it has a decent life test. He said he had a spare crt, but it was in the back of the building, where the roof had collapsed. I struggled through the rubble, and saw the neck sticking out the remains of the crt's original shipping box-it was open to the sky, so the box was sopping wet and rotting away, the whole mess covered in pigeon waste and who knows what else (This is why I like living in PA-no Hantavirus to worry about). He said the crt was a 21'' for the Zenith, but no-it was a brand new 10BP4! We negotiated a price, and I took it home. It tests brand new, but it does have an intermittent short. So that was my American Pickers moment.
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