Look what the cat dragged home!.

[earlyfilm]

For a few milliseconds, on first opening the thread and spotting this beautiful cabinet, I wondered why someone posted a floor model radio picture in the early TV section.

I think with these sets, Westinghouse certainly out-did RCA on the cabinet style!

Does anyone know what TV stations were in British Columbia back when this set was new?

For that matter, what vintage is the Du Mont tuner?

And hey, while at the ETF convention, if you wish to downgrade your new set to a RCA TRK 12/120, the ETF has an empty cabinet in this year's auction.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/2013_...n_120_cab.html

James.

[Red Raster]

Originally Posted by earlyfilm

For a few milliseconds, on first opening the thread and spotting this beautiful cabinet, I wondered why someone posted a floor model radio picture in the early TV section.

I think with these sets, Westinghouse certainly out-did RCA on the cabinet style!

Does anyone know what TV stations were in British Columbia back when this set was new?

For that matter, what vintage is the Du Mont tuner?

And hey, while at the ETF convention, if you wish to downgrade your new set to a RCA TRK 12/120, the ETF has an empty cabinet in this year's auction.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/2013_...n_120_cab.html

James.

I do know that my town Prince George did not get television broadcasting until
1959 so if this set would have arrived here when new it would have been one hell of a long wait!

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by earlyfilm

For a few milliseconds, on first opening the thread and spotting this beautiful cabinet, I wondered why someone posted a floor model radio picture in the early TV section.

I think with these sets, Westinghouse certainly out-did RCA on the cabinet style!

Does anyone know what TV stations were in British Columbia back when this set was new?


http://www.earlytelevision.org/2013_...n_120_cab.html

James.

James,

There was no television broadcasting in B.C. in 1939-40 when that Westy was introduced for sale. Doubt that experimental TV existed anywhere in the Northwest U.S. that might have been viewed in B.C. I agree that is a much more stylish cabinet then the RCA Victor TRK-12.

-Steve D