Emerson 14" AC/DC suitcase TV

[Chip Chester]

I like that the illustration shows the model carrying it with one hand, not a care in the world. The set is probably 40-50 pounds maybe?

Perhaps the DC option was for vacation/hunting cabins, with 10 car batteries in tow. But I doubt the late 50s were quite so media-centric as we are today.

Chip

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by Chip Chester

I like that the illustration shows the model carrying it with one hand, not a care in the world. The set is probably 40-50 pounds maybe?

Perhaps the DC option was for vacation/hunting cabins, with 10 car batteries in tow. But I doubt the late 50s were quite so media-centric as we are today.

Chip

Most luggable TV's of this era had transformers or a least selenium rectifier doubler supplies, making them AC only.

In those days, DC set operation was likely attempted by a few where AC power did not exist BUT a good signal didI would have certainly tried it, rounding up a dozen batteries as I was very much into antennas and DXing.

In my youth, we had a cabin in "the mountains" with no electric, used to have a 12 volt battery and the 1970 Sony TV-720 BW. Two VHF channels from two antennas in different directions. One was an NBC from Johnstown, so we never missed SNL on the weekend.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Chip Chester

I like that the illustration shows the model carrying it with one hand, not a care in the world. The set is probably 40-50 pounds maybe?

Perhaps the DC option was for vacation/hunting cabins, with 10 car batteries in tow. But I doubt the late 50s were quite so media-centric as we are today.

Chip

The ad has an artist's rendition of a lady carrying it, without a struggle.
The ad also states, that the set turns itself on and off, by just opening and closing the lid. Not true, on the newer one! The push-pull power switch is on the brightness control and has to be pulled out to turn on. The spring steel bracket on the lid shuts it off.

[Doug66]

I bought one about 1 1/2 years ago. It was an easy restoration electronically and is a good performer. The problem is someone recovered the red in contact paper. Trying to remove the contact paper caused the red to rip. I tried recovering the lid with new red and made a mess of it, so I'm not sure where to go from here. I'm just displaying it and watching it occasionally as it with no lid.

[init4fun]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

The ad has an artist's rendition of a lady carrying it, without a struggle.
The ad also states, that the set turns itself on and off, by just opening and closing the lid. Not true, on the newer one! The push-pull power switch is on the brightness control and has to be pulled out to turn on. The spring steel bracket on the lid shuts it off.

The artist missed quite badly in accurately capturing the look of the TV's screen , the artist's rendition of the CRT and it's mask look nothing like the actual TV to me ...

[Doug66]

I just saw one on Craigslist in Apex, NC for $250. Cosmetically excellent but not working.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Doug66

I just saw one on Craigslist in Apex, NC for $250. Cosmetically excellent but not working.

I have more invested in mine, than I normally would've, as it's not a real valuable piece. Not like a Predicta or so, but I liked it. Appearance wise, it's decent. I could easily have a little over $100 in it, as the new CRT was over $50, with shipping.
$250 is a little steep, for a set of that calibre!