EM has saved a Magnovox console form a local thrift

[Reece]

In the late forties the FM tuner was offered as an option. FM stations were only available in some metropolitan areas at the time and AM radio was still king. Comedies and drama and big network musical programs were still broadcast on AM. FM grew slowly and did not really catch on all over the country until the mid sixties - early seventies. A lot of early FM was either elevator music or classical. Witness top 40 radio: it was on AM and only started switching over to FM in the seventies and eighties.

[Electronic M]

I have many tricks in my bag. I could not have reorganized the garage my self so quickly if I had not used my skate board to carry one end of a desk, dresser, and the Admiral I got from Nick (Which I accidently borke the left rear leg off of and now have to fix ). What killed me was that Mom told me to get the furniture that is going to charity to the front, and then Dad (who has a back problem him self that kept him from doing almost anything helpful) started rushing me to finish before getting things organized as i was told. Perhaps I should have put off Moms orders and just done as Dad said and stoped without finishing.

I'm fine now and would have been then if I had not been rushed to finish.

I generally take the path of least exertion when moving anything. And if moving involves verry heavy consoles or stairs a favorite trick is to remove anything that has weight such as chassis, CRT, safety glass, doors, ETC. then assemble the parts at the desired destination. I carried my Philco roundy up three flights this way on my own and did not have any troubles doing so or aches afterwards.

I often break a cardinal rule of moving heavy objects and lift with my back though. This is because my knees have always been bad, and have only gotten worse after each had it's own accidental dislocation back in my highschool years.

[Tom Bavis]

I MAY have service data - let me know the chassis numbers (AMP-xxx for amp chassis, CR-xxx for tuners). tbavis(at)rochester(dot)rr(dot)com I'm leaving for a week out of state tomorrow, so it I may not be able to look until I get back.

[Electronic M]

I'll try to get the chassis numbers soon.

[Electronic M]

The model # is 155B.
The amp chassis # is AMP 101B.
The radio cahssis #s are CR 188 & CR 203 (there was an 8 pencilled over the the 3 so if CR 208 is a valid number it might be good to include it too).