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02-20-2011, 08:05 PM
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Rare Midwest set on Ebay
There is a highly collectable Midwest set on ebay right now. I would bid on it but not only is it a bit far away from me, but it is also a combo set with a record player and I don't like TV/Record player sets.
I have a Midwest like this without the record player. My set uses the very same chassis as the one on Ebay. The tv uses a 16AP4, and the chassis is very well engineed and produces a fantastic picture, that is sharp and clear. The AM FM radio has good sensitivity too. Midwest was a "direct to the consumer" manufacturer. They not only manufacturered their own chassis, but they had their own cabinet factory too. The had a mail order catalog. You could fill out an order form in the catalog, and send it in with a down payment, and then your purchase would be delivered to your home. Then you paid monthly payments directly to the Midwest finance department. I hope someone in the area will be able to save this one. It is VERY collectable. This is the first Midwest I have seen offered in about 6 years. And it looks to be in much better condition than mine was when I bought my Midwest set. http://cgi.ebay.com/MIDWEST-TELEVISI...item3f078cbc1c I have no affiliation with the seller
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02-20-2011, 08:35 PM
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Looks like a heck of a bargain. I have a Midwest floor radio from the 30's. In researching the company I seem to recall they went out of business in the mid-50's.
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02-20-2011, 08:59 PM
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Watching that too but it's way too far to do anything but watch. I had the radio/rp version of that set. It sounded very good with only a filter change. I've always been curious when Midwest went out of business. They always advertised in Popular Mechanics and that seemed to stop in late 1956.
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02-20-2011, 10:41 PM
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Its 5-6 hours from me. Heaven knows I don't need anything that big and I'm basically a radio and phono guy. But its way to beautiful to let it go to trash or become a fishbowl. I've but it on watch. I don't want it, but if it comes down to the last hours with no bid, I'll make a minimum bid and deal with the domestic consequences. Please please someone save me.
 Paul
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02-21-2011, 01:54 AM
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Has this set been converted to a larger tube?
The mask is crowding the cabinet on both sides and the tube cup arraignment on the back looks kind of hokey. The mask does say Midwest so it would have to be a factory conversion or a mask from a larger Midwest adapted to fit.
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02-21-2011, 03:23 PM
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I have wondered this for a long time and this cool old Midwest set is no exception.
What in the heck happens to the speaker grill material to make it show the speaker hole like that? I have some sets that show and some that don't. This particular example of the speaker on the Midwest set seems particularly transparent. Is it just disintegrating fabric or is there something odd about the sound/airwaves pushing through the material?
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02-21-2011, 03:32 PM
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02-22-2011, 11:29 PM
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02-21-2011, 06:36 PM
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I'd love to give it a home but I'm full up on consoles.
What do you suppose the shipping would be on a 300 lb console, PA to CA? $50 UPS Ground? 
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02-23-2011, 12:03 PM
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Don't get too happy yet, the bidder has a history of Tuners and Amplifiers, he may just be after the Iron and Tubes.
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