Found a 1940's "Automatic Radio TV set "

[David Roper]

The Temple was the Temple and the Automatic was the Automatic.

[rld-tv01]

The Temple TV had a built in magnifier and the Automatic had a built in magnifier on a portable as well as on a wood tabletop. I heard from another collector that Automatic also offered the build-in magnifier as an option for the 7 inch console. I have seen two of the Automatic wood tabletops with the built-in magnifiers listed on eBay in the last 15 years. I don't know who owns them.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by rld-tv01

The Temple TV had a built in magnifier and the Automatic had a built in magnifier on a portable as well as on a wood tabletop. I heard from another collector that Automatic also offered the build-in magnifier as an option for the 7 inch console. I have seen two of the Automatic wood tabletops with the built-in magnifiers listed on eBay in the last 15 years. I don't know who owns them.

I've only seen one authentic blonde-wood Automatic Radio 7" console myself. Years back, on the ARF, someone was asking about a 7" console they had with an Automatic Radio chassis and built-in magnifier. It was some kind of rather cheaply made "badge-brand" set though. I have seen one wooden 7" Automatic Radio tabletop with the built-in magnifier like the leatherette portable.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by David Roper

The Temple was the Temple and the Automatic was the Automatic.

As one Dave, to another, don't be a D-Bag!
I'm well aware that Templetone Radio Corp. and Automatic Radio, were two different firms.
There was never that big of a presence, of those products, in the midwest. The only Automatic products, sold around here are the cheapie, aftermarket radios sold by, some of the shady car dealers.
The only Automatic TV I saw in recent years, was one that the Allied Radio store, sold in the mid-60's. It was a 18"color table model, with the long, screw-in legs, similar to the Sears set, of the day.

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

The only Automatic products, sold around here are the cheapie, aftermarket radios sold by, some of the shady car dealers.

I've seen plenty of those during my eBay searches for automotive 8-track decks, I even had one at one time, an under-dash unit.