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DaveWM · #**211** 06-01-2010, 10:42 PM

Doug if you get a chance would you pls get a close up pic of the convergence board of that zenith console. I am looking to see how the wiring is done right at the junction of a 82 ohm resistor, to a 220 ohm resistor, a Green and white wire, and a .082uf cap. It should be on a term strip just under the adj coil with the connector (its center tapped).

The reason I ask is I "think" I may have goofed up mine and just curious how it should look.

bandersen · #**212** 06-04-2010, 10:55 AM

I'm not a big fan of estate sales (too many people fighting over pots and pans), but couldn't pass this one up. Not after seeing what was in the pictures. Plus it was only a 20 minute drive. Even better there were only about 25 people total and they were all older and not remotely interested in vintage electronics.

I forgot my camera, but here are the pics they posted and here's the listing page: http://www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/113265.aspx

There is a nice Philco 50T-1402 in mahogany for $30 I passed on because I already have one in blonde. All the knobs are present and the cabinet is in good condition. Someone should really go get it

There is also a mid 50s Admiral console and a couple portables. Plus the big set behind the tiger picture I think is calling Doug

Also a bunch of radios. I think everything was under $50.

So what did I get ? The Stromberg-Carlson TC-10 "Manhattan"

The sale will be going tomorrow too so I hope the rest of the sets can be saved.

drh4683 · #**213** 06-04-2010, 11:39 AM

Nice Saves Bob!

I'll need to stop out out pick up the Zenith console you pointed out. I want to save it so it doesn't get junked. Might be power tune only. I can save it on my lunch break, I'm not too far away.

radiotvnut · #**214** 06-04-2010, 11:58 AM

Doug, I really like that mini-console and that record player. The micro touch 2G system was probably one of the best ceramic cartridge based systems out there.

Jeffhs · #**215** 06-04-2010, 12:00 PM

Wow! Looks like they are trying to sell everything in the house so they can sell the place in a hurry or soon. I bet a lot of stuff will either be given away or (gasp!) trashed if it doesn't sell; after seeing the pictures, I think there is much too much in that house to sell in just a few days. Seems like the home's former or present owner was or is a hoarder; that or else they grew up or lived as adults in a time (notably the Great Depression era of the 1930s) when people simply did not throw anything away.

I've noticed (I can't help but notice) that most if not all of the estate sales mentioned here are in states other than Ohio, and those which are here are nowhere near where I live, in the northeastern corner of the state near Cleveland; if it weren't for that, I'd at least look at some of the sales. One problem I have is that I don't drive, and so cannot leave this area (let alone the county or the state) easily. Another is that there just aren't that many estate sales around here, at least I haven't noticed any lately -- and I've lived here over ten years. I can't believe that in a small town like this (population 3215 and dropping, according to my barber, who lives not far from me) there aren't more sales, as there are quite a few older people here, many of whom grew up and raised families in this area and are likely (almost certainly) up in years now; some of them have undoubtedly passed on, leaving homes that need to be emptied so they can be sold. I see yard sales and garage sales every now and then, but I have yet to see an estate sale here, unless they are advertised in the local newspaper and I miss the ads (I often do not even look at the classified ads, so I probably don't see 99 percent of the sale advertisements).

Oh well. It's probably just as well that there aren't many estate sales here, as I wouldn't have the room to collect old radios or TVs, particularly the latter (my apartment is very small). People such as Doug (drh4683) in Chicago are lucky to have enough room in their houses to accomodate their collections (and I bet, now that Doug is in his own place, he has plenty of room to store at least part of his vast collection of vintage Zenith TVs); I would say I wish I were in his situation, but, skipping the details, I moved to an apartment over ten years ago from a three-bedroom house out of necessity (it's a very long story and OT), and I'm glad to be rid of the responsibilities that are attendant to owning a home, which I would have had had I decided to stay there. I don't have the space here that I had in the house I left, but that's one of the tradeoffs one makes when one moves from a house to an apartment. Doug won't have to worry about that for some time, depending on how long he stays where he is, but if he should move to an apartment or a condominium some time in the future (when he is my age or older--I'm 53), he will have the dickens of a time, I'll bet, getting rid of all those sets, unless he has some or most of them in storage.

BTW, I looked high and low in the picture gallery for the estate sale in Chicago being discussed here, but I did not see the Zenith console TV which was mentioned. I did see the picture of the Admiral round-screen set bandersen (Bob) picked up, however, and I do hope he won't have too much trouble restoring it to past glory. I saw the dial drive arrangement for the tuner (looks like a slug-tuned affair resembling DuMont's Inputuner) and it looks like a nightmare to service if the dial cords break or otherwise need to be replaced.

radiotvnut · #**216** 06-04-2010, 12:01 PM

Banderson, looks like you stumbled on quite a sale. It's not everyday that sales like this turn up. Nice Stromberg-Carlson! I hope you can get it going!

bandersen · #**217** 06-04-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by radiotvnut

Banderson, looks like you stumbled on quite a sale. It's not everyday that sales like this turn up. Nice Stromberg-Carlson! I hope you can get it going!

Thanks. Stumbled on is right! I'm not even sure what I search on CL to find it. It seemed that all the other buyers were neighbors and they filled me in on the situation. The elderly owner just passed away (his wife had a few years earlier). He did have a son but they didn't get along well so they think the grandson inherited it. I met him while he was mowing the lawn. He's young and has no interest in any of this stuff so is motivated to get rid of it. There was some crazy stuff out in the garage like giant heating oil tanks, ancient washing machine with squeeze rollers and loads of tools.

Of course they all though I was nuts for buying an old TV while passing up on the china, flatware, appliances etc

radiotvnut · #**218** 06-04-2010, 12:33 PM

I don't care if people think I'm nuts. Sometimes, I get off on it. Most of the people who think I'm crazy are the type who don't have a hobby and think they have to replace everything they own every two years in favor of the latest gadget.

AUdubon5425 · #**219** 06-04-2010, 12:56 PM

I would have got that little grey or light blue portable for sure. Heck, probably the orange portable and the radios too. And the Admiral....and why am I out of room???

Is that a record player in that closet?

bandersen · #**220** 06-04-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AUdubon5425

I would have got that little grey or light blue portable for sure. Heck, probably the orange portable and the radios too. And the Admiral....and why am I out of room???

Is that a record player in that closet?

I think it is. I almost went for the orange portable, but I'm already drowning in sets. I'll probably be clearing some out soon. I really hope someone saves that Philco. It's well worth it just for the 12LP4 picture tube let alone the nice cabinet it's in.

drh4683 · #**221** 06-05-2010, 10:44 AM

I was able to get to that sale over at 5532 Natzchez Ave on my lunch break yesterday to grab that '67 Zenith. The house was indeed congested. I didn't get to meet any of the relatives, but the people running the sale were nice. In fact, I got rather unusual treatment, not only did someone help me move the sets, but for the first time, more than one person at the sale actually thought it was cool that I collect and repair old TV's. I didn't get the strange looks or "what are you going to do with it" comments.
I did pick up that Blue metal cabinet Zenith portable. Its a '63 model in pretty nice shape. Still sitting in the corner of the bedroom like where it was originally pictured.
Then to the basement to check out the '67 Zenith. It isn't a bad set, it just needs a good cleaning. Its a power tune only which is OK. It has a 20X1C36 chassis.
However, there was a surprise of a find as Bob did not mention it. It could have easily been missed though considering the basement was packed. I had intentions on going to this sale either way when I was checking out the sale list earlier this week as whenever I see an old B+W set, I normally have hopes that older color set exists.
In the back corner of the basement there was another wood paneled room... I saw what appeared to be the top corner of some kind of console TV, all kinds of stuff on top of the cabinet, and stuff in front of it so it was completly blocked. I moved the chair and box out of the way to see what it was and I was shocked to see it was a Zenith roundie! And its not a 25MC33 as I would have expected. Its the 24MC32! I have no idea if either sets work but both are totally complete and have their original CRT's. Its nice to go to an estate sale and be surprised by seeing something unexected! Estatesales.net is great, but it takes the fun out of things to a certain extent.

All the sets were $10.00 each. Nobody running the sale was capable of helping me out as usual, but there was a guy in the basement who looked like he was capable of helping me out without giving me the usual "Can't help you, I have a bad back" routine. He was looking through the tools, he could hardly speak english with a heavy Polish accent, so I tried to communicate with him if he could help me move the TV's and I would buy his tools for my appriciation. He was all for it. His tools only cost $5.00 and he was more than happy with the trade off. So it was a good experince all around.