Very Odd 40's RCA Projection set on eBay

[Eric H]

No doubt this is rare! It'll be interesting to see if he gets his price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-RCA-1947-RE...QQcmdZViewItem

[polaraman]

Somebody wants the set bad! OUCH! Too bad the bidders are secret. Hope somebody admits that they got the set. Too bad it is in California.

polaraman

[jpdylon]

Really neat looking set. It looks kinda like one I saw in a three stooges short. I can't remember the name of the flick. i just remember thet they were plumbers working at a rich estate. Just as the hostest was going to show her friends a live picture of niagra falls on her television set, water came shooting out of the screen like a fire hose!

anyone know what I'm talking about?

[ChuckA]

Appropriately this set is called the "Cube on Cube" Model CL-2 Clubman, it was announced Feb 1948, and sold for $1400.

There were 3 other models in the Clubman series; CL-1 "Steel Rack Mounted" for custom installations, CL-3 "Folding Door" and CL-5 "Early American"

Chuck

[dr*audio]

Originally Posted by jpdylon

Really neat looking set. It looks kinda like one I saw in a three stooges short. I can't remember the name of the flick. i just remember thet they were plumbers working at a rich estate. Just as the hostest was going to show her friends a live picture of niagra falls on her television set, water came shooting out of the screen like a fire hose!

anyone know what I'm talking about?

The name of that short is "A Plumbing We Will Go." Considered one of their best. I have it on DVD.

[Jonathan]

I've always wondered about the projection CRTs. Did they have to be brighter thus having shorter lifespans? I've always wondered.

Thanks.

Jonathan

[David Roper]

The HV to the CRT was controlled by a relay that would close once the sweep sections were warmed up so as not to burn a spot or a line on the CRT face, which could--no--would otherwise happen very quickly. A vintage 5" projection CRT is indeed blindingly bright and operates at about 25,000 volts on the anode to get it that way.

Does anyone have an opinion of the CL-2's provenance/collectability/desirability as compared to the era's consumer projection sets (RCA and others) or, if located, the 3 other models in the Clubman series; CL-1 "Steel Rack Mounted" for custom installations, CL-3 "Folding Door" and CL-5 "Early American"?


Murray Kerdman