RCA 9T79 restoration completed

[benman94]

Gorgeous set Bob, and a fine picture to boot!

When I initially got involved in this hobby, I was more fascinated with the small screen sets. As time goes on, and my nearsightedness gets worse, I can appreciate how much easier it is to watch a bigger screen, especially without glasses. About a 16 inch screen is the minimum I can stand to watch for a long period of time. 19 is easier yet...

[decojoe67]

Very nice resto work and a great story. Years ago only the 3"-10" pre-1951 sets interested me. These days I love these later larger screen sets too. As mentioned above, they are more enjoyable to use if you like to play your vintage TV's. I really like the separate speaker doors on that model.

[ohohyodafarted]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

Very nice resto work and a great story. Years ago only the 3"-10" pre-1951 sets interested me. These days I love these later larger screen sets too. As mentioned above, they are more enjoyable to use if you like to play your vintage TV's. I really like the separate speaker doors on that model.

Interesting you should mention the speaker doors. There was another model almost identical to the Northampton called the Hillsdale model 9t77 and the only difference I can see is in the cabinet. The Northampton has speaker doors and the Hillsdale does not. The Hillsdale was $389 and the Northampton was $425.

I found this Life Magazine add for RCA sets
https://books.google.com/books?id=9U...209t79&f=false

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by benman94

Gorgeous set Bob, and a fine picture to boot!

When I initially got involved in this hobby, I was more fascinated with the small screen sets. As time goes on, and my nearsightedness gets worse, I can appreciate how much easier it is to watch a bigger screen, especially without glasses. About a 16 inch screen is the minimum I can stand to watch for a long period of time. 19 is easier yet...

It depends how far you sit away from the set! Right now, I'm sitting an arms length from a 14" CRT color set and it's perfect.