My God my back is sore!

[Kamakiri]

Got an odd call yesterday from a friend about a TV stash, an estate of a former repairman.

There must have been at least 30 consoles, I kid you not. Table models, probably around the same amount. I guess he'd sold about 15 table model 50s B&W sets before I got there, to a local collector.

Came home with a few treasures, a pair of RCA CTC-36 portables in great shape, a GE VIR 19" set, a Philco 23" b/w console, a Portacolor, and an RCA CTC-25 console. Plugged in one of the CTC-36 portables for the heck of it, and she came right up

There's a CTC-4 "Director", and a CTC-11 still there, both missing the chassis, but I believe I found the chassis to the 4 in the garage. Both cabinets are in respectable shape. He was asking $100-$150 each for them, but I passed for now. Also spotted a nice Admiral 19A12. Of the other rectangular tube sets there, he also had 3 or 4 Quasar tube consoles, a couple Zeniths (late 60s I'd guess), a Curtis Mathes, and a couple others. Some were solid state as well.

Post yer "wish lists now".....but you gotta pick them up at my place . I'll post pics when I can, my back is friggin KILLING me!

[Penthode]

I might be interested in the 4. How complete is it? And what is the state of the cabinet?

Your mentioning of the 4 chassis separate from the cabinet suggests there are other bits and pieces. Are there parts for old sets available?

Cheers,

Terry

[ChrisW6ATV]

If there was a separate 21AXP22 CRT, I need one for my '57 Muntz 721CV. Mine has open filaments.

[Kamakiri]

The CTC4 cabinet is complete with the picture tube. The cabinet looks darn good, honestly. I "think" the lower grille script might not have been complete, I couldn't really tell as it was in a dark corner and I was working with a flashlight, but otherwise it looked great. It's been sitting in a dry basement since, my guess, at the very least the Nixon administration. There's no separate picture tubes there, just the two in the cabinets.

Parts? My God, yes. TONS of parts, tubes, and such in boxes. The one part that I really wanted though, a convergence board for my 1971 Zenith, none sighted.

[DaveWM]

Flybacks?, looking for a fly for a CTC-5

[Kamakiri]

I didn't see NOS anything except tubes and some resistors. There might be one there, but searching for it there is akin to a needle in a proverbial haystack, and even if I found it, I can't verify it's any good.

Still, if I do go back (which I probably will), I'd be willing to look for one, you just need to give me stamp markings on the piece and a picture of it would help as well....

[Sandy G]

Tim, I would laugh at you about the back-But I'm pretty much there myself. Just wait til you get t'be 55....you'll hurt in place you didn't even know you HAD...(grin)

[Kamakiri]

Dunno about that, but I do know there's places that I have that I've never seen

[DaveWM]

flyback RCA 102132 or 1106255-1. You should grab ANY flybacks that you see, some are nearly impossible to find. will get a pic soon

[DaveWM]

CTC-5 fly pics

[Kamakiri]

That I would have remembered, didn't see one of those.....

[Penthode]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

That I would have remembered, didn't see one of those.....

Is it possible to get some photos of the stuff that is there?

For my recent mid sixties Zenith color acquisition, I need the volume control and channel selector knobs and the little front door which conceals the controls.

Not to open too large a can of worms (and in consideration of your back) perhaps we as a group help you disperse the cache?

[Kamakiri]

My back's much better today

I've got pretty much what I want. The guy wants $20 each for the remaining sets, aside from the roundies. If you guys want to pony up a Jackson a piece, I'll go get them and part them out or save them for you as is. Or drive to Buffalo

As I said, there's boxes on boxes of knobs, parts, test equipment, you name it.

I seem to recall one Zenith set was an unusually tiny console, I'm guessing it was maybe a 17" color or something. Almost looked like a table model console, if there is such a thing aside from that mini-RCA one. Again, from memory, there were 3 Quasar tube consoles, 3 or 4 Zenith rectangulars, and one RCA that I believe is this set:

http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/...p?f=3&t=188545

If anyone's a member of that forum, post to this guy and tell him that I might have just found his set if he's looking for one

Also, at least one or two offbrand jobs. Couple XL-100 consoles also. Has a really nice untouched Admiral 7" 19A12 also. I could fill my full-size Chevy van 5 times and not cart it all away.

[Kamakiri]

Okay, here's SOME of what I got

The CTC-25A, just started cleaning it up a bit, it's gonna need a LOT of cleaning.....




Got a pair of these, one with different color controls that have the little windows and the color wheels on them.....



I'd love to see the rest go to homes......I just keep my stash to a bare minimum.

[Kamakiri]

Man, nothing warms the heart than seeing one of these old gals come back to life. After a slow power-up, the tubes warmed and the set came sparkling back to life

You just gotta love American made quality