Hoffman 7M112 tabletop

[rrrhre2s]

I think sometimes we forget that when this equipment was newer that people usually wanted the service man to repair the set in the home.

I had a book from RCA that an in home service call would have been about $15.00.

So the guy doing the repairs had to get the set working as fast and as cheaply as possible to maximize his income.

This meant that he could service more sets in one day.

I will digress here getting off topic.

rrrhre2s

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by rrrhre2s

the guy doing the repairs had to get the set working as fast and as cheaply as possible

That's a fair observation. People were paying for repairs, not restorations, and for all we know, things that look like quick fixes in hindsight might have held up just fine, until the TV was traded in or retired for some other reason.

Phil Nelson

[Einar72]

Looks great, Phil! But I thought you were out of room...

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by Einar72

I thought you were out of room...

Yah, but -- twenty bucks! I can't resist a bargain, and I've probably gotten a thousand bucks worth of entertainment from puttering around with it. Not to mention that I got to see the mysterious green glow.

Regards,

Phil Nelson

[Phil Nelson]

Here's an article about the Hoffman with a few more photos:

http://antiqueradio.org/Hoffman7M112Television.htm

If anyone has an ad showing this TV, that would be a nice addition to the article. I didn't find much about Hoffman online.

Thanks again to Jim for sending me the Sams manual!

Regards,

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

[WISCOJIM]

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

Thanks again to Jim for sending me the Sams manual!

Glad to have helped.

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