My first Firestone TV!

[truetone36]

Is it a RCA 630 clone?

[TV'S&MORE]

Sam that is nice Firestone collection you have there. The TV is a nice addition to your collection. It looks like it cleaned up well.

[azbigsam]

Originally Posted by TV'S&MORE

Sam that is nice Firestone collection you have there. The TV is a nice addition to your collection. It looks like it cleaned up well.

Yes, it cleaned up well. The mask was the final touch it needed (it's being held in by masking tape for now). When I get some time I'll get it properly installed and centered. Thanks again Roy.

[oldtvsandtoy]

Originally Posted by truetone36

Is it a RCA 630 clone?

Not on a 7" tv

[earlyfilm]

Originally Posted by truetone36

Is it a RCA 630 clone?

No, but I think it is an RCA design.

It is electrically identical to the same era 7JP4 Tele-Tone with the same knob layout. Although Firestone built radios, apparently their first TV's were built by Tele-Tone.

I know their advertising said otherwise, if someone can prove who built these, I'd be interested. So many TV makers from that era shared the identical chassis, I've often wondered who built them and who just sold them.

James

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by earlyfilm

No, but I think it is an RCA design.

It is electrically identical to the same era 7JP4 Tele-Tone with the same knob layout. Although Firestone built radios, apparently their first TV's were built by Tele-Tone.

I know their advertising said otherwise, if someone can prove who built these, I'd be interested. So many TV makers from that era shared the identical chassis, I've often wondered who built them and who just sold them.

James

The 7" models were built by Tele-tone.
Firestone had several manufacturers build their TV and radio products.
Stewart-Warner, Warwick, GE, Sonora, Wells-Gardner, Colonial, Sentinel and even Philco, for their later products. I probably missed a few, including Arvin.
They had, almost as many suppliers as Sears-Roebuck.