Ok, Im kinda bored at the moment. We all are collectors of either color, b/w or both. How many tvs do you have? break it down into the types of sets. Be honest!!!!
my current oversized collection of tube type/hybrid only sets:

B/w console: 2
b/w portable: 18
Color, rectangular console: 7
Color, 21" round console: 6
Color, portable: 8
Color, Table: 6
(remote controlled sets, only 8)

Oldest set, 1956 zenith sc200 console,
Newest, 1973 zenith chromacolor portable.
(oldest color, 1961 rca ctc11)

Current collection as of 10-6-03, 47 Televisions! two more comming soon to make 49. Now to include every single set in the house, total is: 55.

Lets here the stats on your collection!

Damn Doug... you're loaded up over there!

Mine...

21" round color... 12
B/W console........ 6
B/W portable....... 14
color portable...... 1
Philco Predicta..... 1

34 sets total. Wasn't sure which catagory to put the Predicta in, and then decided it kinda needed a catagory of its own.

82 give or take a few


1. Admiral 19A11 Bakelite 7”
2. Admiral 19A15 Wood 7”
3. Admiral 24A12 Bakelite 10” floor model
4. Admiral Blue & White 10”
5. Admiral two tone green 10”
6. Capehart 10” Combo
7. Conrac Fleetwood chassis only
8. Coronado 10”
9. Crosley 9-407 12” Tabletop
10. Curtis Mathes 24” Combo
11. Emerson 1232 8” portable Blue
12. Emerson 1232 8” portable Red
13. Emerson 14” Suitcase
14. Emerson 14” Wood cabinet
15. Emerson 17” Fabric covered
16. Emerson 571 10” Tabletop
17. Emerson 610 1949 7”
18. GE 14T Yellow
19. GE 17” Pink & White
20. GE 9T002 9” Portable Green & White
21. GE Bakelite 10” Locomotive
22. Hallicrafters T-505
23. Hallicrafters T-506
24. Hallicrafters T-54
25. Hoffman 12”
26. Hoffman 12” w/radio
27. Hotpoint 14S Pink
28. Hotpoint 17” Pink & White
29. Hotpoint 9” Portable Black & White
30. Hotpoint 9” Portable Red & White
31. Motorola 7VT5 Suitcase Red
32. Motorola 9T1 Bakelite 8”
33. Motorola 9T1 Bakelite 8” Painted White
34. Motorola VT-105 10”
35. Motorola VT-71
36. Motorola VT-71 Blond
37. Motorola VT-73 Suitcase Tan
38. Motorola wood 8”
39. Olympic 10”
40. Olympic 12”
41. Philco 17” Brown set
42. Philco 1953 21” Floor set
43. Philco 48-1001
44. Philco 49-1002
45. Philco 50-T-1105
46. Philco 7” Bakelite
47. Philco 7” Wood
48. Philco Predicta Holiday
49. Philco Seventeener
50. RCA 14-PD-8055 14” Portable Gold & Blue #1
51. RCA 14-PD-8055 14” Portable Gold & Blue #2
52. RCA 14-S-7070G 14” Portable Red #1
53. RCA 14-S-7070G 14” Portable Red #2
54. RCA 16” Floor Model w/radio
55. RCA 17-D-8186 Portable with swivel
56. RCA 17-D-8187 Portable with swivel
57. RCA 17-PD-8096 17” Portable Blue & White
58. RCA 21-CD-8865 21” Color CTC-7
59. RCA 2T51 Bakelite 12” With stand
60. RCA 721-TS
61. RCA 8_PT-7030 8” Personal Portable Red #1
62. RCA 8_PT-7030 8” Personal Portable Red #2
63. RCA 8” Personal portable Red w/stand
64. RCA 8-PT-7034 8” Personal Portable White
65. RCA 8-T-243 10” #1
66. RCA 8-T-243 10” #2
67. RCA Black Personal portable w/o stand
68. RCA Red Personal portable w/o stand #1
69. RCA Red Personal portable w/o stand #2
70. RCA T-120 12” Metal tabletop
71. RCA White Personal portable w/stand #1
72. RCA White Personal portable w/stand #2
73. Sentinel 400-TV 7” Trapezoid Portable
74. Setchell Carlson Red
75. Setchell Carlson Tan
76. Silvertone Suburbanite
77. Sonora 1949 12” Tabletop
78. Tele Tone Model # 220 7”
79. Truetone 8” Portable
80. Westinghouse H-14T171 14” Portable Teal & Grey
81. Zenith 19” Portable
82. Zenith Z1510L Beige Portable with swing handle

:D

You guys make me sick! Where do ya'll put them all??? :eek:

Eric, are ALL of these on your website?

These are the TV's I have:
Bedroom:
1. RCA 5" b/w w/radio (1980's)
2. RCA 23" tube type Lyceum B/W TV/Monitor (1974)
3. Zenith 17" System 3 w/ultrasonic remote (1979)
4. Sears 12" b/w avocado colored portable (1960's/70s)
5. RCA 14" tube type color CTC 52? (1973)
6. Toshiba 15" Blackstripe w/ultrasonic remote (1979)
7. RCA 25" solid state color console CTC 48? (1973)
8. Zenith 18" tube type color (1968)

Office at home:
9. GE 10" solid state color (1984)
10. RCA CTC 68 color console (1975)
11. Emerson 21" b/w tabletop w/wood cabinet (1950's)
12. RCA CTC 92 color console (1979)

Living Room:
13. RCA 17" b/w tabletop (1957)
14. GE 10" color (1986)
15. Admiral 13" B/W (1960's)
16. GE 21" round color console (1964)
17. RCA 16" b/w portable tube type (1974)
18. RCA 8" tube type b/w portable (1950's)
19. K-mart 9" solid state b/w portable (1970's/80's)
20. GE 27" color console (1990's)
21. GE 21" b/w console (1955)
22. Zenith 16" b/w tube type portable (1966)
23. Magnavox 9"color portable w/VCR (1993)
24. Wards Airline 21" round color tabletop (1964)
25. RCA 12" tube type b/w (1974)

Kitchen:
26. GE 19" rectangular color tube type (1975)
27. RCA 18" CTC-36 tube type color (1970)
28. Magnavox 23" color console w/stereo and turntable (1968)

Storage shed:
29. Sony 26" white plastic color console (1980's)
30. Wards 13" color (1980's)
31. RCA 12" b/w solid state (early 1980's)

Barn: (main room, garage portion)
32. Sony 27" table top color (1980's)
33. Goldstar 19" color (1980's)
34. GE Porta-color (1970's)
35. GE digital tuning 19" color (1980's)
36. Sears 23" b/w console (1966)
37. Zenith 27" console (bad CRT) (1993)
38. Zenith 23" console w/power tuning (1967)
39. Sears 9" color portable (1970's)
40. Sylvania 13" portable (2000's)
41. Westinghouse 12" tabletop (1940's)
42. Magnavox 23" console w/remote (1968)
43. GE 12" b/w tube type portable (1970's)
44. RCA 15" color portable (1980)
45. Curtis Mathes b/w 23" console (1960's)
47. RCA Lyceum XL-100 25" monitor/receiver (1970's)

Barn, TV storage room:
47. GE 25" solid state console (1980's)
48. Sony 23" tube type tabletop color (made by Admiral, 1968)
49. RCA 15" color portable (1980's)
50. RCA 25" Lyceum monitor/receiver (1986)
51. GE 19" solid state color w/clock and radio (1980's)
52. Philco 25" color w/radio and phono (1970's)
53. Motorola 19" b/w tube type (1960's)
54. Sony 19" color (1980's)
55. Sony 13" color (early 1970's)
56. Zenith 23" color console (1966)
57. RCA CTC-31 tabletop 22" (1968)
58. RCA 19" tabletop color (1980's)
59. Quasar works in a drawer 23" w/tubes (1970's)
59. Montgomery Wards 25" color console (1980's)
60. Zenith 25" console (1980's)
61. Midland 19" b/w solid state (1970's)
62. Zenith 12" b/w tv with digital tuning! (1980's)
63. Zenith 12" b/w w/ manual tuning (1980's)
64. RCA 15" color solid state (1980's)
65. RCA 19" color w/ single knob tuning (1980's)
66. RCA 19" w/ single knob tuner (1977)
67. Zenith 19" b/w tube type (1970)
68. RCA CTC-68 color console (1976)
69. Zenith 23" color console without legs (1968)
69. Truetone 23" b/w console (1960)
70. Hitatchi motel TV 19" color w/ radio (1980's)
71. Zenith 18" b/w with timer (early 1960's)
72. Zenith 9" b/w AC or cigarette lighter (1970's)
73. Magnavox 21" b/w console (1950's)
74. Conrac 17" broadcast monitor (1960's)
75. RCA CTC-92 color console (1979)
76. Magnavox 18" color tabletop (wood cabinet) (1966)
77. Arvin 12" b/w tube type (1960's)
78. GE 19" motel TV solid state (1980's)
79. Curtis Mathes 19" made by RCA (1980's)
80. GE 19" motel TV solid state (1980's)
81. Hitachi 10" color portable (1976)
82. Curtis Mathes 19" color (NEC) (1979)
83. Zenith 25" color console tube type (1974)
84. Emerson 19" color (1980's)
85. GE 19" solid state (1975)
86. GE porta-color (1975)
87. GE Porta-color (1973)

Barn bathroom:
88. RCA 13" color portable (1980's)
89. RCA 12" b/w portable (1980's)

Office at radio station:
90. RCA XL-100 console (1980)
91. Hitatchi 17" solid state color (early 1970's)

I probably have forgotten some---at one time I counted more than 100. Also I have about 100 other TV's stored at my parents' house in the garage, including some b/w sets from 1950-1952.

Guys- Gulp !!- I'm not worthy ! I'm not worthy ! I've only got about 2 dozen or so- lots of the little mid-80's Japanese hand-held sets. I DO have a '65 Zenith roundie, though, so I guess there's hope for me yet.-Sandy G.

this is a odd one.
48. Sony 23" tube type tabletop color (made by Admiral, 1968)
like to see it!
not aware sony sold anything in the states with other than a trinitron tube.

Originally posted by Chad Hauris
These are the TV's I have:
Bedroom:
1. RCA 5" b/w w/radio (1980's)
2. RCA 23" tube type Lyceum B/W TV/Monitor (1974)
3. Zenith 17" System 3 w/ultrasonic remote (1979)
4. Sears 12" b/w avocado colored portable (1960's/70s)
5. RCA 14" tube type color CTC 52? (1973)
6. Toshiba 15" Blackstripe w/ultrasonic remote (1979)
7. RCA 25" solid state color console CTC 48? (1973)
8. Zenith 18" tube type color (1968)

Office at home:
9. GE 10" solid state color (1984)
10. RCA CTC 68 color console (1975)
11. Emerson 21" b/w tabletop w/wood cabinet (1950's)
12. RCA CTC 92 color console (1979)

Living Room:
13. RCA 17" b/w tabletop (1957)
14. GE 10" color (1986)
15. Admiral 13" B/W (1960's)
16. GE 21" round color console (1964)
17. RCA 16" b/w portable tube type (1974)
18. RCA 8" tube type b/w portable (1950's)
19. K-mart 9" solid state b/w portable (1970's/80's)
20. GE 27" color console (1990's)
21. GE 21" b/w console (1955)
22. Zenith 16" b/w tube type portable (1966)
23. Magnavox 9"color portable w/VCR (1993)
24. Wards Airline 21" round color tabletop (1964)
25. RCA 12" tube type b/w (1974)

Kitchen:
26. GE 19" rectangular color tube type (1975)
27. RCA 18" CTC-36 tube type color (1970)
28. Magnavox 23" color console w/stereo and turntable (1968)

Storage shed:
29. Sony 26" white plastic color console (1980's)
30. Wards 13" color (1980's)
31. RCA 12" b/w solid state (early 1980's)

Barn: (main room, garage portion)
32. Sony 27" table top color (1980's)
33. Goldstar 19" color (1980's)
34. GE Porta-color (1970's)
35. GE digital tuning 19" color (1980's)
36. Sears 23" b/w console (1966)
37. Zenith 27" console (bad CRT) (1993)
38. Zenith 23" console w/power tuning (1967)
39. Sears 9" color portable (1970's)
40. Sylvania 13" portable (2000's)
41. Westinghouse 12" tabletop (1940's)
42. Magnavox 23" console w/remote (1968)
43. GE 12" b/w tube type portable (1970's)
44. RCA 15" color portable (1980)
45. Curtis Mathes b/w 23" console (1960's)
47. RCA Lyceum XL-100 25" monitor/receiver (1970's)

Barn, TV storage room:
47. GE 25" solid state console (1980's)
48. Sony 23" tube type tabletop color (made by Admiral, 1968)
49. RCA 15" color portable (1980's)
50. RCA 25" Lyceum monitor/receiver (1986)
51. GE 19" solid state color w/clock and radio (1980's)
52. Philco 25" color w/radio and phono (1970's)
53. Motorola 19" b/w tube type (1960's)
54. Sony 19" color (1980's)
55. Sony 13" color (early 1970's)
56. Zenith 23" color console (1966)
57. RCA CTC-31 tabletop 22" (1968)
58. RCA 19" tabletop color (1980's)
59. Quasar works in a drawer 23" w/tubes (1970's)
59. Montgomery Wards 25" color console (1980's)
60. Zenith 25" console (1980's)
61. Midland 19" b/w solid state (1970's)
62. Zenith 12" b/w tv with digital tuning! (1980's)
63. Zenith 12" b/w w/ manual tuning (1980's)
64. RCA 15" color solid state (1980's)
65. RCA 19" color w/ single knob tuning (1980's)
66. RCA 19" w/ single knob tuner (1977)
67. Zenith 19" b/w tube type (1970)
68. RCA CTC-68 color console (1976)
69. Zenith 23" color console without legs (1968)
69. Truetone 23" b/w console (1960)
70. Hitatchi motel TV 19" color w/ radio (1980's)
71. Zenith 18" b/w with timer (early 1960's)
72. Zenith 9" b/w AC or cigarette lighter (1970's)
73. Magnavox 21" b/w console (1950's)
74. Conrac 17" broadcast monitor (1960's)
75. RCA CTC-92 color console (1979)
76. Magnavox 18" color tabletop (wood cabinet) (1966)
77. Arvin 12" b/w tube type (1960's)
78. GE 19" motel TV solid state (1980's)
79. Curtis Mathes 19" made by RCA (1980's)
80. GE 19" motel TV solid state (1980's)
81. Hitachi 10" color portable (1976)
82. Curtis Mathes 19" color (NEC) (1979)
83. Zenith 25" color console tube type (1974)
84. Emerson 19" color (1980's)
85. GE 19" solid state (1975)
86. GE porta-color (1975)
87. GE Porta-color (1973)

Barn bathroom:
88. RCA 13" color portable (1980's)
89. RCA 12" b/w portable (1980's)

Office at radio station:
90. RCA XL-100 console (1980)
91. Hitatchi 17" solid state color (early 1970's)

I probably have forgotten some---at one time I counted more than 100. Also I have about 100 other TV's stored at my parents' house in the garage, including some b/w sets from 1950-1952.

7 asst roundies i need to work on
1 magnavox tv stereo combo roundie in the front room.
too many rectangulars to count.
1 ct100 in a crate i need to open.
5 portacolors
2 philco safaries that work.
about 15 7"electrostats
10 asst 50's bw portables
and about 40 asst vintage crt's.

Yes, the Admiral/Sony is an unusual set. The front of the set looks just like the Admiral picture on the photofact folder with a small volume/fine tuning knob between the channel knobs, the circuitry is the same, it uses Admiral tubes. It says "Sony" on the front panel. The set originally was a monitor/receiver, it has a switch for TV/line, but the previous owner removed the video/audio patch panel for some reason. The back cover says "Sony" and it has a long, 3-conductor power cord like the RCA monitor/receivers I have. Sorry I don't have a digital camera, so cannot provide photo.

I had a sony vtr with a re-badged admiral b/w tv/monitor from 1968, Thought it was odd that sony would do that. Maybe was something sony america only did?

2 7" electrostats
1 8" Motorola
2 CT100s
4 other roundie colors
3 assorted B&W consoles
1 Predicta
3 other B&Ws

Total 16, but I've had as many as 70 at once :)

Guys- I remember that oddball Sony color- There was a Sony distributor in Knoxville, & I cajoled my dad into taking me there a lot. But he liked looking at all the neat stuff, too. I remember seeing one of those one time back when I was 11 or 12, & I remember it because it was color & didn't "look" like a Sony. Seems like it was on a roll-around cart, & may have had an early VTR with it. I have one of the 1st Trinitrons, a '69 7" color that came from Hammacher-Schlemmer in NYC. I don't think Sony ever really officially imported it into the US. I'd give my eyeteeth to get it working again.-Sandy G.

My jaw is on the floor!! :jawdrop:
Looks like some of you guys could open up a museum. I'm totally jealous!
Not going to list the sets I own--I'd be too embarrassed. But how's about some pictures, fellas? Ya know, with the right marketing, a collection of pics could be turned into a nice coffee table book. I'd buy a copy. Maybe two, so I could keep one nice and drool all over the other.
Bob, who's wishing he'd bought a BIG house with a garage!

Bob has the idea, get the pics going! We need to fill up that tv picture gallery! Im currently working on getting all of my sets pictured there. Its almost like a tv "photo file" for me. Lets see all the pics on the gallery!

Since everyone is putting up nice detailed lists of their sets, here are mine:

B/W sets:
1960 Zenith 16F25Q portable/table space command 300
1973 Zenith 12CB12ZX portable hybrid
1965 Zenith 13N15 portable (brown)
1966 Zenith 13N15 portable (white)
1968 Zenith 14Z21 portable
1967 Zenith 14Y33 portable/table
1965 Zenith 14M28 portable/table "touch tuning"
1966 Zenith 14M21 portable
1968 Zenith 14Y33 portable/table, w/ spot light dials
1970 Zenith 14B36 portable/table, all steel cabinet
1967 Rca Victor KCS160 portable/table with 3 function remote
1967 Rca Victor AH054A portable "sweet 16"
1963 Rca Victor 64-A-030 MV "sweet 16"
1963 Rca Victor 94-A-171 MV (hotel set) I have 2 of them!
1967 Rca Victor AJ-0-87W Portable
1965 Rca Victor --------------- Portable/table
1961 Silvertone 528.51696 portable/table "medalist"
1968 Westinghouse PB82A19A portable "pongee"

B/W Console:

1956 Zenith Z3004R, 17Z22Q Space command 200
1960 Zenith D3005W, 16D21Q Space command 300

Color portable:

1969 RCA CTC38, 22" Table
1968 RCA Victor CTC22, RCA's first truly portable TV "Carry-Ette"'
1968 RCA Victor CTC31, 25" table w/ 7 function remote
1973 RCA CTC53 Table
1971 GE "Portacolor"
1971 Zenith 14CC15 portable
1968 Zenith 15YC615 portable
1968 Zenith 15YC616 portable, only 2 models for '68 14" sets
1973 Zenith 14DC15 portable/table chromacolor
1968 Zenith 20X1C38 table
1972 Zenith 20CC50 table
1967 Zenith 20X1C38 table

Color Console:
1968 Sylvania CF521
1965 RCA Victor CTC16 21" roundie
1961 RCA Victor CTC11 21" roundie w/ 7 function remote
1967 RCA Victor CTC31
1966 RCA Victor CTC25
1966 Zenith 23XC38
1968 Zenith 20Y1C48
1965 Zenith 24MC32 21" roundie
1968 Zenith 20Y1C48 w/ space command 600
1963 Zenith 26KC20, all steel cabinet
1965 Zenith 25MC33 21" roundie
1964 Zenith 25MC33 21" roundie w/ space command 400

would that be a kv-7000u?
i still repair old sonys so it may have hope.

Originally posted by Sandy G
Guys- I remember that oddball Sony color- There was a Sony distributor in Knoxville, & I cajoled my dad into taking me there a lot. But he liked looking at all the neat stuff, too. I remember seeing one of those one time back when I was 11 or 12, & I remember it because it was color & didn't "look" like a Sony. Seems like it was on a roll-around cart, & may have had an early VTR with it. I have one of the 1st Trinitrons, a '69 7" color that came from Hammacher-Schlemmer in NYC. I don't think Sony ever really officially imported it into the US. I'd give my eyeteeth to get it working again.-Sandy G.

Black and White:

ANDREA 16" round metal cone CRT with FM radio. Purchased at the ETF swapmeet earlier this year. Restoration will be underway if I ever get time to get caps.

RCA 14" portable. Identical to one on Eric H's site, but has UHF. It will be restored eventually and rewired to solve the hot chassis problem. I need the correct SAMS for this. I have the version of the SAMS that used a transformer instead of AC/DC.

Sylvania 17" metal portable. Will be restored and rewired to fix hot chassis problem.

Stewart-Warner 12" round. Not at my current location, but will get here and be recapped. It had a fairly muddy picture last time I had it on.

Zenith 21" Late 50's metal table model. Works well, but will get a recap.

ROUND COLOR: All use the 21FJP22.

RCA CTC-16. Would have been totally recapped if I weren't laid off at the time. Need a CRT socket for this since somebody did a "Mickey Mouse" fix on the focus lead (wrapped it on pin 9 on the CRT... totally unacceptable). I did fix some other previous "repairs"). CRT is the original RCA with no cataracts.

Zenith 25MC32 (need to verify chassis number. The set is in Warren). Works like a charm. Replaced all filters and bad mylar caps in the vertical. A full recap wouldn't hurt.

Sylvania D-01. Worked last time I had it on. Will get a full recap eventually.

SILVERTONE TV,AM/FM, TURNTABLE combo. Works, but a full recap is in order. The filters are leaky and I think the voltage doubler needs to retire. The CRT was replaced (I still have the old one, it will get rebuilt eventually). The radio worked as found. The turntable is toast. Someone tried to fix it and screwed it up even more. The inrush limiter for the degauss was crumbled and the voltage dependent resistor is toast. The degausser is bypassed for now (I know...DUMB.)

OTHER:

RCA CTC-38. Found about a week before I relocated. CRT prognosis is uncertain. I have not tried the set yet. This one I have may have been one of the first to use the modern RCA logo.

I also have two of Zenith's first solid state sets. These are the ones where if the safety caps open, the HV triples and burns the neck off the CRT. Both have color problems which I haven't looked at yet.

RCA XL-100. Had a nice picture until the vertical crapped out. Something was smoking, but I don't have the right print for it. It will eventually be fixed.

RCA COLOR TUBE PORTABLE. 17 inch. This is similar to one mentioned in another thread where all caps and resistors (in the sweep section) had to be replaced. The CRT isn't great, but could look good with a proper restoration.

I'm always looking, but with my luck, one of my nosy neighbors might report me to the rental office, saying I'm running a repair shop out of my apartment. I'll eventually help fill the gallery.

As someone who is just getting into the hobby, my total is 11. At this point, my oldest would be from the mid 80's. Here is a breakdown by brand:

RCA--5
Citizen--2
JVC--1
Panasonic--1
Zenith--1
GE--1

One question for those of you who have mega numbers of sets: How many are in working condition, and how many are used with any frequency/regularity? As for myself, all sets are in working order with the exception of one RCA console which conked out just after the big blackout in August.

Eric
Tweed, ON

The sets I have in the house are almost all working and are hooked up to a private cable distribution system. Of about 25-30 sets in the house, only 3 are not working. I use a high-power MATV amplifier off of a VCR to feed the distribution line. The input is an outdoor antenna with pre-amp. Also I have a DVD player hooked up to the VCR and this allows me to watch videos on any of my TV's. I try to rotate the use of the TV's so they get somewhat equal use. Have not watched much recently, maybe 3 or 4 hours a week as there is not too much that's that interesting on antenna TV. I'm more interested in the technology of TV and in repairing them than a lot of the programming these days! The barn TV's almost all work, too, and are plugged in and can be turned on.

Ive kept all my sets working, so far, all work. I have repaired all that needed servicing and that was almost all the color sets. The B/w sets worked when I found them.

Chad, I'm jealous. If I had the room, your set-up is the one that I would LOVE! You've got some great sets!

1. RCA CT-100 CTC-2 Current project: Would like to have this running for the Rose Bowl Parade...much to do..may have to rewind the convergece transformer by hand...

2. RCA 21CT660 CTC4 Haviland Blonde Restored, 21AXP. Runs 1 hour a night to watch Bill O'Reilly

3. RCA 21CT661 CTC4 Director 21. Mahogany Restored. 21AX. Runs very good.

4. RCA 21CD789 CTC5 "Whitby" Blonde Awaiting Resto. 21AX

5. RCA 21CT785 CTC5 " Wescott" Blonde Awaiting Resto 21AX

6. RCA 21CD886 CTC7C "Anderson" Prof. Veneered, Repl 21cyp. Restored and working. Excellent. My 1st set (you never forget your first...well you know!)

7. RCA 21RC898 CTC7AC "Pensbury" VERY orig set, Orig 21cyp. low hours. Runs great

8. RCA 210-CTR-84 CTC9 "Abbot" Remote. Orig set, Orig 21cyp. Runs great, remote works

9. RCA 210-CK-85 CTC9 "Anniversary" awaiting resto. 21fj nice tv, lots of gold trim

10. RCA 212-G-805 CTC11 Awaiting Resto 21fb dead

11. RCA 212-F-102 CTC 11 Nice Original, 21FB, runs nice, long gold legs!

12. RCA 212-F-102 CTC 11 (#2) 21FJP, runs nice, black and gold, on loan to Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Ct. Runs all day every Sat.

:) I agree that we need to fill the photo gallery! I work alot but will photograph my collection and post it the next day off that I get!

Thanks,
Kirk

I was going to respond, strongly.

But with only 2 B/W and 5 color, I'm chump change.

(However, with a new Mit's 48413, and High Definition cable, I win!)

At least, in my own mind.

;)

Originally posted by drh4683
I am proud to say ALL of my sets work! I have repaired all that needed servicing and that was almost all the color sets. The B/w sets worked when I found them.

Doug,

You know that you have just raised the bar way too high for most of the rest of us slobs to match. :( I mean common, did'ja have to make that claim in public? ;)

Seriously, hats off to you brother!

Wow, there are some fine collections here eh!? I'll have to tabulate my own modest collection of mostly non-restored sets.

Hi Charlie, no they're not.
Currently there are only 39 sets listed on my site.

Some of the sets on my list are duplicates, some need finish work to be presentable, a very few are beyond repair, mostly tho I just haven't got around to photographing them yet.



Eric


Originally posted by Charlie

Eric, are ALL of these on your website?

My list didn't include any newer SS stuff.

1990 27" Sony XBR

1991 Sony 20"

1980s? RCA 9" (Thrift Store Special)

1981 Sharp 5" AC/DC (Thrift Store Special)

1991 Mitsubishi 27" (Goodwill special, has a vertical problem and is probably headed for the dumpster)

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Originally posted by drh4683
thanks for the comps rob! Didnt mean to say it in a "bragging" way....

Doug,

That's OK. As I see it, this thread was started for the express purpose of "bragging" ! :)

Most of the sets I have arnt worth bragging about as there really is no desire for the types I have. Thats why I get as many as possible as they dont cost to much and still use tubes.

And I will see if I can remember, and list all of mine..

First..

7" electrostatic sets--(2) admiral 19a1's

10" round bw sets--

2( philcos)
1(ge- #804, I think)
1 admiral(chassis only, no cab.)
1- admiral 30a1

12" round bw sets-
rca kcs-34b( two, table model, and console model)
zenith porthole-- #22h20(console)
philco 50-t-1302(2, both table models, one w/ bad power trans)

19" round sets--

rca kcs-47(console
Andrea( chassis only), no cab.
admiral 21a1 ( chassis only, no cab.)
emerson 19"

rectangular bw--

rca kcs- 78a( 1952, looks a LOT like a ct-100)
admiral 20b1 16" (table model).
rca 14" table models(2 of these in RED)
rca 17"( table model)
rca 8" metal portable , 1956(3 of these, red, brown, and black)
rca kcs-153, 12", solid state, 1966
sylvania 12" , solid state, 1968
emerson 7" metal portable
emerson 14" portable, w/ am radio
zenith 16k23, 19" ,remote (table model)
zenith 16j20, table model
zenith 16e21(2, one table model, and one console- console is remote, )1960
zenith 16l24, (table model)1964
ge 1959 model. 19" (table model)
ge 1962 model(lx chassis)



round color sets--
Zenith 29jc20-- 1962( console model( zenith FIRST regular production model)
Rca ctc11 (console model )1961,or 62.
Zenith 25lc20 -- 1964, combo, w/ hybrid stereo, remote
Rca ctc 16-- 1965,or 66, (console model)


rectangular color tube sets--

Zenith 25mc36-- 1965( console)
zenith 16z8c19, 1969(table model)
rca ctc27- 1967-(table model)
zenith 15y6c15- 1968, ( table/portable model)


Solid state sets--

Rca ctc -40, (table model), 1969, PLUS 2 SPARE CHASSIS
Rca ctc-46, 1972, (console model)
rca ctc-68 (console model, 1974), family owned since new.
RCA CTC-47, G-2000, 1970 MODEL, SPECIAL CONSOLE.
Magnavox t979, 1973, (console)
Heath gr-395?, 1970 (20" console)

There may be a few I have forgotten.. These are only my collected sets, i have a number of "modern"(1980's-present ) sets around, also.

OK, guys, first time here, after reading a reference on the antiqueradios.com forum. Yeah, I knew coming here would mean trouble. Too much time on the computer now...but I want to play too so here is my list, if I can recall: (w=working)

(updated May 2007)

Admiral
1)10" Bakelite console-w
2)10" wood console
3)12" wood console
4)15" metal cone bakelite -w
5)19" portable, late 60s-w
6)21" round color table model-w
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Airline
7)9" color portable, early 70s-w
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Andrea
8)early 50's console w/large round crt-w
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CBS Columbia
9)15" table model
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Delmonico
10)3" portable, 60s
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DuMont
11)21" blonde console -w
12)23" color table model, 1969-w
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Emerson
13)early 50s table set, 15"
14)early 50's table set, 21" -w
15)mid-50's "ac-dc" portable
16)suitcase portable, c.1960 -w
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GE
17)early 60s 19" portable-w
18)late 60s 12" bw
19)Portacolor, c.1967-w
20)Portacolor, c.1974-w
21)18" table model, early 70s-w
22)19" table model, early 70s-w
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Hotpoint
23)9" portable late fifties
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JVC/Nivico
24)12" bw portable, 60s
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Longines Symphonette
25)3" portable w/radio-w
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Motorola
26) VT-71 -w
27)1959 21" table-w
28)1960 21" console
29)1969 21" rectangular color table-w
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Olympic
30)early 60s 19" portable
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Panasonic
31)early 70s 12" bw-w
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Philco
32)'49 wood 12" table -w
33)'51 metal 15" table
34)'54 15" console -w
35)21" mid-fifties table set
36)late 50s portable
37)Seventeener portable (late 50s)
38)Predicta, cheaper model -w
39)early 60s 19" table model-w
40)mid-60's 12" portable (I use in my office) -w
41)early 70s 12" portable-w

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Pilot
42)3" missing crt
43)3" w/green crt-w
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RCA
44)630TS-w
45)641TS combo
46)721TS
47)1948 10" table model
48)1949 10" table model
49)unknown bakelite (2T???) 12"-w
50)9T245 console
51)21" console mid fifties
52)21" console, my first old one
53)19" suitcase portable-w
54)CTC-5 Whitby, mahoghany-w
55)CTC-11, metal cabinet -w
56)CTC-12 console-w
57)CTC-15 console-w
58)CTC-? 15" portable-w
59)CTC-? 18" portable -w
60)CTC-? 18" portable , older
61)CTC-? 18" portable
62)CTC-? 18" table model "Mural"
63)mid-70s alarm clock/tv/radio-w
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Setchell-Carlson
64)19" table model, mid-sixties-w
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Silvertone
65)21" Suburbanite table set
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Sony
66)early 60's Micro TV-w
67)mid 60's like above w/uhf-w
68)mid 60s 9"
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Sylvania
69)21" Halo-light console, 1953
70)21" Halo-light console, early 60s
71)23" color table model, c.1967
72)15" color portable, c.1970
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Tele-Tone
73)7" table model
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Transvision
74)built from kit in 48, homemade console cabinet -w
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Westinghouse
75)early 60s 19" portable-w
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Zenith
76)Porthole table model 10" Mayflower-w
77)Porthole chassis only (later model)
78)21" SC400 console -w
79)21" Flashmatic console-w
80)late 50's portable -w
81)late 50s portable
82)25MC30 color, metal console, extremely clean inside-w
83)25MC33 color, nice console, paper inside shows new Zenith crt installed in early 70's-w
84)late 60s portable-w
85)c.1970 bw console
86)15" color portable-w
87)19" color portable-w
88)19" color portable
89)19" 4-tube color
90)13" color, eighties

bgadow,

Welcome to AK! I seem to recall seeing your monaker over at the other site. I haven't been there in a long time. There's plenty to keep my interest here. :)

That is a nice collection you have. Is that homemade kit TV from 1948 nice? Can you post more info and pics of any of your collection? It is really easy to do with the software AK uses.

Gosh,,,i dont even have a TV,,,,after a storm knocked mine out, and cable raised its prices,,,I said: "see-ya"!!!,,,

now, I read, listen to music, or hangout here and other forums,,and listen to ice-hockey on internet radio,,

WhiteSE,

Many of the TV's that members of this forum have don't work. You are in good company here! :) If your blowed-up TV is a vintage round screen tube color set, you can still brag about it here too!

LOL..i know,,but my TV is a mid 90's vintage Daewoo color TV...
I did purchase what can be considered a vintage ADCOM car amp,,,to replace my McIntosh..

Rob,
I have been waiting for a tube-type digital camera! No, really, I'm a cheapskate, so no pics to share-yet. Hopefully in the next few months I'll remedy that.

The Transvision is pretty neat, my wife's favorite, I think. The cabinet is sorta "Eames-like", makes heavy use of plywood, maple colored, I guess. Includes all the original plans. I feel guilty because I bought this several years ago at the Radioactivity auction for only $35.

I hardly ever watch tv, but nearly anything is worth watching on a well-tuned tube color set. Sometimes I just sit there dumbstruck!

This is a great site!

bgadow,

The Transvision is a great collectible! As for early tubed color TV's, I am constantly amazed at how well the clever engineers were able to make these work with so few tubes. If a tube equals a transistor, then the modern TV's would need hundreds of tubes to work!

I thought Dave A's post discussing his collection in the "Show Us Your B&W TV's" needed presence here.

Rob, Vintage TV Moderator

Originally posted by Dave A
Having spent a lot of time on the very good AROL website, I am new to here via the good fortune to know Chuck A. I jumped in on the thread about “Lesser” televisions and got quite a nice response. My CTC9 and Sightmaster can be seen over there.
Ok, here is the list of sets in the Dave A. collection in SE Pennsylvania in a very small house. They have all been gathered since 1985 when I decided that as a television director, I should pay attention to the history of what pays the mortgage…and my retirement. Not all have model #’s as they are buried and the numbers are not to be seen any time soon. NW=non working. W=working.

Pre-war sets;

Baird T-5 (1936,) NW
Baird T-23 (1937), NW
HMV 900 (1936), W modified to 525 (barely)
RCA TRK-120, W (daily viewer)

Post-war sets;

Philco 48-1000, W (daily viewer)
RCA 621TS Blonde, W
RCA 621TS Mahogany, W
RCA 630TS Mahogany, W
Emerson AM/TV portable, NW
Air King 630 type, NW
Crosley 7” suitcase, NW
Philco 10” Blonde Radio/phono/TV console, W
Philco 701 7”, NW
Philco 702 7”, NW
Pilot TV-37, W
Admiral 17” Blonde console, W
Fada 730 10”, W
Fada 890 projection, NW
Sentinel 7”, W
Sightmaster 15-S-2, W
Radio Craftsman Chrome RC-200 (chassis & tube only), NW
Natalie Kalmus “Combination” 24” Radio/phono/TV, NW (just arrived)
Various RCA metal sets, W & NW
Various RCA and Philco 50’s consoles

Round color sets;

RCA CTC-100 under restoration
RCA 21CT55 under restoration
RCA 21-TMD 21” Studio color monitor, W and connected to my computer video editing
RCA CTC7 “Pensbury”, W
RCA CTC7 “Abington”, W
RCA CTC9 “Caulfield”, W (daily viewer)
Philco TV123 21” color 1956, parts set
Philco TV123 21” color 1956, not delivered yet

All the other stuff;

Zenith/RCA/Stromberg console radios, W
Atwater Kent Model 84
GE G-95 “Pianoforte” console radio (no dial), W
Assorted 20’s battery radios, W
Bendix 526C Catalin, W
RCA 19” tube color portable (last tube version), W
Assorted tabletop “All-American” radios, W & NW
Fisher 500B stereo receiver, W and restored
Peter Yanczer Mechanical Camera/Television reproduction, W
Col-R-Tel Color converter, W (not dedicated to a B&W set yet)
RCA TK-31 field B&W camera, modified for CCD image/LCD viewfinder, on loan to
Sarnoff Library in Princeton, NJ

If you noticed, most of the sets are unique for one reason or another. Having collected televisions since 1985 and radios since 1968, the one thing I learned is not to buy every/any set that came along. Old though they may be, not all of them are special. And I am allergic to vaporizing veneer and mundane mahogany. Slow and easy wins the race. The best thing any television collector can do is get very involved with your local radio club. The radio collectors want nothing to do with sets and will take pity on you and pass on all sorts of leads, not to mention hundreds of free tubes and parts that they do not want. I’ll post pix as I can find time to display the sets.

Stay tuned,
Dave A

I had a huge collection of old TV sets (all trash-day finds, of course) in the basement of my former home back in the early 1970s; gee, I wish I would have taken a picture or two of it (them) so I could scan it into my computer and show them off now, thirty-odd years later. I had just about every American make of television down there except Magnavox. I'd list them here, but I can't remember them all anymore.

My old neighborhood, near Cleveland, was also Zenith land, maybe not so much as drh4683's hometown, but a lot of my neighbors in my former hometown had Zenith consoles, portables, roundies . . . you name it, in the 50s and 60s. (I picked up one Zenith Space Command "300" portable--without the remote--in the late '70s and used it in my bedroom as my main set; it lasted only about a year before the horizontal-output tube went gassy and overbiased the RF amp in the tuner, not to mention the IF strip and AGC, so badly as to practically wipe out the picture.) I'm not saying we had more Zeniths than Doug's hometown had, but there were a lot of them out by the curb on trash day, every week, as the old sets developed serious problems or defective CRTs and were replaced by newer, and in some cases bigger, color sets. I once picked up a 23-inch Zenith b&w console which someone had filched all but one tube out of; I retubed that set (it still had a very strong 23ANP4 CRT, which produced a beautiful picture) and it worked, for three whole years. I even patched an FM tuner into the audio system to make a cheap-and-dirty mono hi-fi system (that set had a wonderful and great-sounding audio channel, with a 6BN6 quad detector and 6BQ5 output stage, not to mention a 6x9 oval speaker in the cabinet directly below the CRT). Then my dad remarried and we moved, which meant getting rid of all but two of those nice old TVs I had in our basement :( including my pride and joy 23-inch Zenith, which I had so lovingly rebuilt from the ground up over the course of a year. There were so many old TVs being put out for the trash each week before we moved that I swear, my neighbors must have thought we were running a TV repair shop out of the basement! :eek: :jawdrop:

Good luck, guys, and very kind regards, as always.

I wonder just how big Big Dave's apartment is. It must be huge, if he can fit all those old TVs in there and still have room to move around. I also live in an apartment, but mine is very small (one bedroom, with the main part of the apartment being one large room). I couldn't begin to amass a TV collection anywhere near as big as BD's is. The best I can do here is to have my two old Zenith radios in my place, but when I got my new one I had to stick my first ebay find in a closet (my apartment only has one closet, in my bedroom). I am pretty much out of space now, so collecting old TVs is completely out of the question anymore (although I did have half the basement of my former home full of old sets, but that was over 30 years ago).

BD has a valid point about his neighbors possibly reporting him to the rental office or landlord, as most apartment managers take a dim view of their tenants using apartments for anything other than living space. I don't envy him his collection, however, because it will be a big job getting all those old sets out of there if and when he moves again. Believe me, I know. When I moved from my former home 31 years ago (years before moving to where I live now), I had to get rid of all but two of the old sets I had in the basement of that house. My neighbors must have thought I was running a TV shop out of my basement when they saw TVs on the tree lawn in front of the house, every week for about a month before I moved.

Most of my sets are in my mother's basement, in another city. The sets I posted in the gallery (except two, I'll get to that later) are recent finds. I have a 2 bedroom apartment. The living room is large enough for my smaller sets (the Silvertone combo will stay in Warren until I can buy a house (fat chance of that). If I arrange things just right, I could have room for my entire collection, plus audio rack system (HH Scott tube amp).

Currently on the bench (table) is a 17" Sylvania 17P12 series.
After bringing it up, the filters and voltage doubler were warm. I replaced the evil selenium diodes before I did anything else. I'll order caps this week.

My after Thanksgiving set will be my RCA CTC-16. The cabinet isn't the greatest, but will still make a nice display when done and working. It has an original RCA CRT without cataracts and with good emission.

My goal is to get at least three sets done before the company Christmas party. I hope to display them there.

As far as sets I didn't post pics of go, I forgot to make a vidcap of the Sylvania. The cabinet is metal and the paint is in good shape. The name badge and tuner knob are gone, and the antenna assambly is broken beyond repair. I have a Philco 12" roundie which I bought at an antique flea market in Columbus. Some idiot broke the CRT. After the vendor figured out a TV with a broken CRT would not go for $45, they finally took 20 off the price and I gave it a new home. This will be started sometime next year. I need to find a 12LP4.

As far as the worst case senario goes (someone accusing me of running a TV shop out of my apartment, they better have evidence and be ready to show me. If they don't, they get nice bad publicity (I'll go to the media and my attorney). There are other ways around it, and hopefully nothing will happen.

You can count them up at my page:
http://www.geocities.com/wa2ise/radios/tv.html

:D

wa2ise,

I just saw the TVs on your website. Very nice collection of older and vintage sets. However, I wonder--how on earth did you get the superimposed "NY" symbol (which is the logo of the New York Yankees) which you used to spell the name of the former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani? I never saw anything like that before, and to be honest, I did a double take the first time I saw it. Very clever!

BTW, I recognize the set you put that logo under. It's an RCA ColorTrak 2000, if I remember correctly. Haven't seen one of those in years (in advertisements, etc.), and I've never seen one up close. Were they very popular or just a limited edition (like the RCA G-2000, of which only 2,000 production models were made)?

Speaking of ColorTrak, just what was the purpose of that system? Is it still being incorporated in the design of RCA tube TVs 19 inches and up? I have an XL-100 19-inch set, bought new in 1999, with automatic color, automatic contrast and color tracking, and black-stretch/black-lock circuits. Is the automatic contrast/color tracking system anything like ColorTrak? If not, what are the differences?


Thanks and 73,

Jeffhs,

The NY Yankees symbol is just that. I copied it off a baseball web page image file and pasted it into the picture with the RCA colortrack TV. That set was pretty common, RCA made many of them. It featured a comb filter. Also the chroma would track the contrast knob, and there was a room light photocell to sense ambient light and when you turned off the lights at night, the TV would lower the contrast and brightness automatically. This TV also has DC restoration. IIRC (I used to work at the RCA R&D lab in Princeton, these were all Colortrack features). I had to service this TV a few times, a few years ago a connector inside the tuner needed resoldering, and recently the flyback transformer lugs needed to be resoldered to the main circuit board. And I had to tweak a sound trap coil in the IF to get rid of sound/chroma subcarrier beat notes in the picture.

I have a 1992 Zenith 35 inch Big Screen Console. It is in great working condition. Do you know how much I can sell it for?

An 2000 "Sony" Tinitron 21" (I forgot the model) - Made in Spain
An 1984 "Telecolor" 3007 22"
An 1971-73 "Nordemde" Color Prasident (needs restaorartion) 26"
An 1958 Soviet B&W "Rekord" (needs restaropration) 15"

Cutting back a little. I've got 4, a couple of which actually qualify as vintage, maybe:

- A Panasonic 19" tube set from 1971 that kinda works
- The marvelous 1983-vintage Zenith 19" System 3 with Space Command and Space Phone that I bought new off the showroom floor earlier this year
- a 38" RCA HD set with built-in DirecTV
- My trusty ol' 27" ProScan that I recently got back from a guy who bought it from the guy I originally sold it to a couple years ago.

The late '80s 20" Trinitron and 26" Colortrak console have found other homes.

Amending the list for 2005...

23 BW
9 color

Just like guns...More'n I need, but not as many as I want...<grin>-Sandy G., got 10 right here in this room....

All I have so far are two RCA 8TS30 clones, the Dewald BT100 and the Air King A1000. These I will be selling soon, less the CRTs, unless I get both sets fully restored.

I also have a genuine RCA 630TS made in 1946, and a Genuine RCA CTC9 "The Felton", made in 1959. I have my trusty 20" Sony Wega as my main TV.

Jonathan

1950 Zenith 12" porthole
Hoffman 10" table, blonde
RCA ctc-5 floor console
RCA ctc-10, table model metal cabinet
RCA ctc-10 console w/remote
Zenith 19" porthole floor model (a beauty)
RCA ctc-16 console, 65 or 66?
Packard Bell 10"
1966 Portacolor, first model

OK, I guess I may as well check in on this thread. I never wrote them all down before and I have surprised myself. It is amazing how it grows a little at a time. Here goes...

Admiral 17T11 (Chinese Grill)
Admiral 19A11
Admiral 20A1 (Bakelite Consolette)
Admiral 30B1 (Wood Consolette)
Andrea T-VK12 (2 different Cabinet Styles)
Andrea CO-VK12 Console, Radio, Phono
Bendix 235M1U (2)
Crosley 307TA (630 clone)
Crosley 9-419M
Crosley 9-425 Portable
Dumont RA-102B1 "Clifton"
Dumont RA-103 "Chatham"
Dumont RA-103 "Meadowbrook"
Dumont RA-103 "Savoy"
Dumont RA-105 "Colony" (with radio, phono)
Fada 799 (630 Clone)
Garod 1042G
GE 10T6 Locomotive
GE 12T3
Hallicrafters T-54
Hallicrafters T505
Hallicrafters 514 Portable
Motorola VT-71 (3)
Motorola 7-VT5R Portable
Motorola 9-L-1
Motorola 9-T-1
National TV-7W
Philco 48-1000 (2) (One with emblem and one without)
Philco 49-1240
Philco 48-2500 Mirror in Lid
Philco 50-T1403
Philco Predicta "Holiday" (3) (Mahogany, Blonde, UHF)
Philco Predicta "Siesta"
Philco Predicta "Pedestal" (3) (Mahogany, Blonde, UHF)
Philco Predicta "Tandem" (2) (One of each model)
Philco Predicta "Continental"
Pilot TV-37
Pilot TV-37U with case
Raytheon M1106
Raytheon Belmont 10DX22 (Swing out CRT)
RCA 621TS
RCA 630TS
RCA 8TS30 (3) (bought 1, came with 2 spares)
RCA 8-PT-7010 portable
RCA 8-T-241
RCA 9-T-246 (2) (1 with stand)
Sentinel 400TV Portable
Sparton 4900 Mirror in lid with Radio, Phono
Sparton 4940 Mirror in lid
Stromberg Carlson TC-10 "Manhattan"
Sylvania 376M Halolight
Westinghouse H-605T12 Shutter Porthole
Zenith G2350RZ 12" "Saratoga" Porthole
Zenith H2437R 16" "Irving" Porthole (With Lazy-Bones remote)


GE Portacolor
Motorola 21" Early Round Color
Motorola 21" Late Round Color
RCA CTC-5 "Dartmouth"
RCA CTC-7 "Abington"
RCA CT-100 (Good CRT)
Sony KV2501 25" Profeel
Zenith 21T2860 Round Color

Here is my list, didn't realize I had so many, One of these days I will get a Web page going.

1950s B&W sets

13" GE Table Top (metal cabinet)
17" RCA console (nice finish)
17" Philco (combo)
17" Philco table top
21" Philco
21" Fada
21" Emerson
21" Zenith Space Command
21" RCA
21" GE
27" Philco

1960s B&W

9" Magnavox (portable)
9" Admiral (portable)
12" Philco (portable)
19" Philco (table top)
19" Zenith (table top)
19" Magnavox (table top)
23" Magnavox
23" Admiral
23" Motorola (table top)
23" Motorola
23" Philco (2 consols)
23" Zenith (3 consols)

1960s Color Sets

11" Portacolor sets (4 of them)
13" Sears (hybrid)
21" Sears/Silvertone
21" RCA CTC 16
21" Philco
21" GE (cabnet only) with new set inside
25" Philco
25" RCA
25" RCA
25" RCA CTC31
25" Zenith

1970s B&W

23" Solid State Motorola consol (may be late 60's)
23" Zenith 1978 (I think it was one of the last B&W consols)

1970s color sets

19" GE table top (1970)
23" GE consol (hybrid)
23" Zenith Chroma Color II
23" Zenith Chroma Color II
25" Zenith System 3
25" Curtis Mathis 1977

1980s & 90s

13" GE
13" Magnavox
19" Emerson
19" Magnavox (2 of them)
27" Magnavox

2000 +

27" Symphonic (cheap small speakers got replaced with better speakers)
31" 4x3 Sanyo HDTV

working sets b&w:
1957 philco , metal cabinet
1959 setchell-carlson console
1959 olympic console (AMradio+record player)
1959 magnavox console (AM/FM radio+record player)
1959 magnavox console (AM/FMradio+record player)
1961 zenith console
1963 airline console (record player)
1967 magnavox portable
1968 emerson portable
1970 zenith , metal cabinet
1970 rca portable
1974 ge portable, hybrid

working sets rectangular color:
1967 zenith console
1968 panasonic
1972 ge portacolor

non-working sets b&w:
1955 westinghouse , metal cabinet
1956 bendix
1957 emerson console
1958 hoffman

sets junked for parts (I still have most of them):
1949 admiral
1965 magnavox round color console (AM/FMradio(solid state)+record player)

16 b&w, 3 color, 19 complete sets, 21 if you count the parted-out ones
not nearly enough, I should at least have one working color roundie,and one with a remote, and a working b&w set from the 40's or early 50's, and a set from the 50's with uhf, I need more tv's, a lot more tv's.

Have three old color sets: RCA CTC-5 and CTC-10, and a HEATHKIT early American cabinet 25 INCH console that I built from 1975 I believe it is; also have a Motorola 7-inch suitcase tv and a GE model 801 console from 1948? with radio.

wow,you guys are packin! i try to collect all kinds of vintage stuff,so in our 2 bedroom townhouse there's not much room for big stuff like TV sets and the like,but here's what i got: a 20 inch 96(?) zenith with built in vcr in the living room(on top of the magnavox till it gets fixed,then it'll see daily duty in the bedroom and the magnavox will be the living room set!),roommate's 19 inch zenith in the bedroom and my 1954 20 inch magnavox and 60s RCA Victrola Hi-fi in the living room...hope dave can fix them!!!
frank

At my high point; circa 1988, I had around 275 sets in my collection. Categorized as 80% early postwar 7, 10, 12, 16, & 19 inch round-tube B&W, 10% early color (15", 19" CBS tube, and 21AXP22 varieties). 10% "other". Now I have fewer than a dozen TV sets, but also other non-TV-related collections PLUS a girlfriend with a horse... That costs more to keep up than a TV collection though... Shoulda kept it as it was :nutz: .........No, I'm happier now!

The bulk of my collection is still together, divided mainly between two other SoCal collectors.

Charles

3 50s early color roundies
2 12" early 70s Sony Trintron
2 9" early 70s Sony Trintron
1 50s GE portable (B/W)
1 Panasonic 70s 9" portable (B/W)
1 USA made Quasar 9" color 80s in white w/ space age Base
1 13" color Zenith from 1979(looks older from early 70s) and was cheap & Zenith!
1 17" 70s Trinitron (was bigger screen and cheap, so got it.)

I used to have more early B/W sets that worked, but no one wanted to watch them in my house since B/W- --pretty much gave them away. The B/W ones I have now just watch the daily news or blogs on them to keep active. I'm done collecting TVs as not allowed anymore...


This is what wifee will do if I bring another TV home-NO MATTER how nice!
:bash:


My relatives & kids
:twak:

any more honestly, they would be gathering dust, tight on space too, those roundies take a lot of room.

I was going to ask if any of you guys are married. Now I know at least one is!

I was going to ask if any of you guys are married. Now I know at least one of you are!

Funny you mention this... because many of us TV nuts (myself included) are either single or divorced! :D

My wife never misses an opportunity to remind me that she must be one of the most tolerant people in the world!

How many sets do I have? I dunno, I can only count up to 20 (21 if I'm taking a bath!)

--Dave

Here is my list:

1940s B&W sets

- Motorola,VT-71, 7"
- Emerson,610, 7"

1950s B&W sets

- Philips,TD1410U, 14"
- Saba, Schauinsland WII, 14"
- Sachsenwerk, Rembrandt FE852E, 12" *
- Grundig, Zauberspiegel, Type 349, 21"

1950s Color Set

- RCA, RCA 21-CT-7855U (CTC5E), 21"

1960s rectangular color sets

- GE, Portacolor, M21THW-1, 11"
- GE, Portacolor from the end tail of the 1960s, 11"
- Telefunken, PALcolor 708 T, 25"
- Saba,Schauinsland T 2000 color, 25"
- Telefunken, PALcromat 728 T, 25"
- Grundig, T1110 color, 25" *

1970s rectangular color sets

- Metz, Capri Color 6285, 26"
- Telefunken, PALcolor 614, 14"
- Graetz, Faehnrich 1223, 20"
- Grundig, Super Color 1615, 16"

Self made

- 32-line NBTV monitor with scanning disk

* not in full working condition.

Just sold because of getting space for new sets:

- Graetz, Faehnrich 1223, 20"
- Telefunken, PALcolor 708 T, 25"
- Telefunken, PALcolor 740 T, 26"

I was going to ask if any of you guys are married. Now I know at least one is!

I am married. I have two children. They are currently counting my collection and know better than me, how many sets are in our house. Since a collector offered me thousands of Euro for one of the German color sets, my wife is keeping space on the attic for opportunities of getting rare sets.

On Dec. 6th I had my first exhibition. Here are some photos:


1 (http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/TV/warnemuende/Img_1897.jpg)
2 (http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/TV/warnemuende/Img_1899.jpg)
3 (http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/TV/warnemuende/Img_1901.jpg)
4 (http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/TV/warnemuende/Img_1903.jpg)
5 (http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/TV/warnemuende/Img_1904.jpg)
6 (http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/TV/warnemuende/Img_1905.jpg)
7 (http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/TV/warnemuende/Img_1908.jpg)
8 (http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/TV/warnemuende/Img_1895.jpg)
9 (http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/archiv/TV/warnemuende/Img_1909.jpg)

Super cool! thanks for the photos!

---

That was first time I've seen some of those old German sets, those are some nice looking TVs.

I decided to do this again when I saw this come up, as I got quite a few new sets, (many of them from people here.)

b/w - working
48 Motorola 7" (electrostatic)
57 Philco
59 Stechell Carlson (console)
59 Olympic (console - AMradio + phono)
59 Magnavox (console AM/FM radio + phono)
59 Magnavox (console AM/FM radio + phono)
61 Zenith (console)
63 Airline (console - phono)
67 Magnavox (portable)
68 Emerson (portable)
70 RCA (portable)
70 Zenith
74 GE (portable / hybrid)

color (round) - working
63 Philco (console - AM/FMradio + phono)

color (rectangular) - working
67 Zenith 25" (console)
68 Zenith 21"
69 GE portacolor
72 GE portacolor
83 Zenith 25" (ss / space command)

b/w (not-working)
55 Westinghouse (console)
56 Bendix
57 Emerson (console)
58 RCA (console / remote)
58 Hoffman

parts sets (with no more cabinets)
49 Admiral 10" b/w
65 Magnavox (round color / console / Astrosonic ss radio)
78 RCA (ctc-92 ss color console 25")

parts sets (cabinet only)
48 Motorola (8" suitcase)

24 sets, 28 counting parts sets

2 ctc 9-s
1 zenith 29jc20 (1st re-entry model in 1962)
1 maggy 1963 roundy working
1 rca ctc 5 wingate, being restore
1 1963 cm roundy, home entertainment system

I have 22 TVs right now.

B&W:
1960 RCA
1965 GE
1965/66 Magnavox
1968 Panasonic
196? Milovac
1972 Zenith 4 tube hybrid
1974 RCA with remote
1976 Zenith
1978 RCA
1982 Zenith with Digital Tuning

Color:
1968 GE Portacolor with clock
1970 Sony KV-1212
1972 Sears 9" portable
1976 Sears
1976 GE Portacolor
1977 GE with modular chassis
1978 Sharp
1981 RCA
1985 Magnavox
1990 Sears
1996 GE
1997 GE 27" (daily watcher)

My goal is to have only as many TVs as I can use. I like to have every TV fully resotred, plugged in and connected to a cable box. Even if I have several TVs in one room, I like to be able to turn on any one of them to watch. Right now I have a cable box with volume/mute feeding a splitter to several sets in the living room that I use every day. Remote volume is a MUST with all the ads on TV. I should connect an RF modulator to my DVD player so I can watch DVDs on them.

That is my goal as well, as many TVs as possible :D I bought 3 8 output distribution amplifier and have all of them connected through a DVD/VHS combo unit. Pretty cool to watch them all at once, but the room gets very hot fast :tongue:

I have 52+ tvs mostly 1940s 10-12 inch TVs
Partial List

3 1940s projection sets 1 tall RCA 1 wide Philco? 1 table top Scott
2 mirror in the lid Spartan and Steward Warner
1 National
2 Hallicrafters
1 Meck
1 Dumont doghouse
RCA 621 , 630, 721 other metal cabinet rca
Philco 1000, 1001, 7 inch philco, 12" philco with tall legs
2 7 inch consoles Automatic and Majestic
2 7 inch automatics tabletops, one with built in bubble
2 Temples with built in bubble
1 10 inch Chinese cabinet with doors
3 teletones 1 leatherette
1 simulated snake skin 7 inch portable
1 pilot
1 Predicta
1 Dewald
1 Raytheon console with 12 inch round screen
1 7 " motorola bakelitte
1 7" Motorola wood
1 10" motorola console
1 10" emerson console
1 10" admiral wood
1 10" admiral bakelitte
2 Crosleys 7" and 10"
1 Teleking
1 GE locomotive
1 ECKO English TV

How many sets? I have no idea. I lost track 6 years ago. :) I think it's in excess of 200 - 300 or so give or take a few dozen now. My wife claims (she's rarely wrong about most common sense things) that I'll probably never spend time with all of them. I remind her that collecting TV's is not common sense for most people and while I may never be able to spent time with all of them - I'll be thinking about all of them. :banana: Of course, I let her win the argument then give her some money to buy something for herself. :smlove: This usually works and leaves me to practice my eccentric art. :yes: Some of the more memorable sets include an RCA CT-100, CTC-4, CTC-9, CTC-11, CTC-12 color sets, including an early RCA roundie stereo console. Early B&W projection sets, and several Dumonts (including one that uses a CBS color wheel adaptor). I'm also fascinated by my early Japanese colors including a vintage Toshiba with the strange CRT (21FB gun on a japanese glass bottle). I have an Indextron and (just tonight) acquired the infamous KV-3000R. I wish I could get a Chromatron for my collection - now that would be cool...!

Then, of course, did I forget to mention, there's the antique audio and radio collections...mostly RCA, Zenith, Philco, Silvertone, Scott Radio, Marantz, and Grundig. Then there's the communications receivers and transmitters (both civilian and military) with Collins, Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, Scott, Heathkit, Yaesu, Drake, etc.

Ha...even my daily ride is almost on the endangered list...just a couple of years to go before my caddidily hopper gets historic vehicle plates! :zoom:

:nutz: Tom, your truck might qualify for HV plates in a couple years, but my truck qualifies for the DRIVE ALONE IN CARPOOL sticker in June :rockon:

And doesn't your truck still run on that crap they call "gasoline" that so many suckers still think they have to use??? :nono:

Main thing of this post: Congratulations on the KV-3000!!!!! I am VERY pleased that you got it, as I know it will be preserved in good hands.. (I sent you an eMail on this)...

Charles

How many? I don't know for sure, but probably 200+. Many Predictas-est. 50. Dozens of early b/w. Early color, including the CBS 1954 205 set, many RCA and Zenith early color. One odd set is the Sony "Elvis" set whereby one cabinet houses 3 B/W solid-state 12" sets. I'm started a type of inventory whereby I place the Sam's (or other service info) into a 3 ring notebook binder. Besides helping keep track of what I have, the service information for each set is ready at hand. Just had a 60' X 30' metal bldg. built just for the TV and radio collection-storage, workbench, and display. The bldg. features a floored loft-with an electro-mechanical hoist-for additional storage space.

Well I'm a little bit behind you guys, since I recently moved from CA to AR. and was forced to sell quite a few sets. Here's what I've accumulated in the past 6 wks.
Bendix 17" b/w table model (1952)
RCA-Victor New Vista model KCS136 21" b/w console (1961)
Sony 13" Triniton (1970)
Magnavox 25" color SS console (1985)

My current list.

WORKING BW:

Andrea 16"
Admiral 17" metal
RCA Victor 14" metal
Sylvania 17" metal
Philco 12" tabletop
Hallicrafters 820 (has vertical problem).

BW in progress:

RCA Victor 21" with metal CRT.
RCA 8' metal red (once working, will never do another one)
Zenith 17" bugeye (need print)
Philco 21" blonde (glass CRT)

Unrestored BW:

RCA Victor 16" metal
RCA Victor 16" wood (cabinet is in horrible shape)
RCA Victor 21" VHF only
Philco 17" swivel consolette
Philco 14" metal (soft started, no print)
Motorola 17" metal
Meteor 17" metal
Stewart-Warner 21" with 21AP4
GE 810
GE 9" portable
Zenith 21" metal tabletop (not at current location)
12" Stewart-Warner tabletop
Silvertone 17" fiberglass Suburbanite

9 color.

WORKING:
Zenith 23" rectangular combo (daily Archie watcher)
RCA CTC-16

UNRESTORED:

Zenith 23" space command (soft started, CRT good)
Silvertone round combo (works but needs recapped)
Zenith round (see Silvertone)
Sylvania round (I'm not getting redundant here)
Admiral 23" (need 25XP22 CRT, restored last year)
RCA 17" portable (the one where half the resistors on the sweep board changed value)
RCA CTC-38 (may need CRT)

Hoping to score more. The CTC 38 is not pictured on my site since I can't get to it to get a pic. It uses the modern RCA logo.

I'm not worthy ! I'm not worthy ! <grin>-Sandy G.

I have only one other TV here besides my daily watcher RCA CTC185. The other set is a ten-year-old Zenith SMS1917SG Sentry 2 19" in my bedroom, which will replace the RCA if anything happens to the latter. The Zenith works amazingly well for having ten years on it; original CRT and a great picture on cable here in my small town. In fact, I think my Zenith set has a better picture than the RCA. I've been tempted more than once to put the Zenith in the living room and use the CTC185 RCA as the standby set, but the RCA has such a good picture in its own right I can't bring myself to do it just yet. I think I'll wait until the RCA dies before I do that. However, the RCA has worked like a champ the last six years and continues to do so, so I may be waiting a little while yet before putting the Sentry 2 into daily watcher service again (that set was my daily watcher for four years in the mid-'90s--1995 to 1999; it worked well then and still does to this day--that's Zenith quality for you).

BTW, to Truetone36, I know the feeling of having to leave old TVs behind when moving. In the late '60s to 1972 I had a nice collection of old sets in the basement of my former home, then I moved (the first time) and had to get rid of all but three of them. Six years ago I moved again, within the same area (from a suburb of Cleveland to a village about ten miles outside the metropolitan area), this time to a small apartment (where I live now). No room for old TVs here, but I do have a small collection of vintage tube and transistor radios.

When I see an old TV set on the curb here I am tempted to grab it (if it's a portable--I saw a 1980s-vintage RCA 12" b&w portable not far from my apartment about three years ago), but then I remember the fact that there's just no room here for any more large sets. I like Zenith TVs and radios (I like the quality of the older ones, but cannot abide the Zenith-branded LGs), so maybe if I can find a small set of that make, say a 5" Zenith portable with AM/FM radio (on ebay, for instance), I might bid on it. I saw one of these on the bay last year and wish I'd have latched on to it, but there will be others, I'm sure. :yes:

I can now add to my list. I bought an old hi-fi console yesterday and when I went to pick it up last night, I saw that the guy had 2 old t.v.s in the garage. I asked about them, and he gave them to me!! I now have 2 WORKING CTC-5's, as well as the sets listed above.

You lucky dog !! <grin>-Sandy G.

Wow! Now, thats a great find! Have you seen what they've been going for lately?

Man! TWO CTC5's! And they both work? And he gave them to you? That's almost unheard of! That's one hell of a score!

Pictures! Let us see some pictures! :yes:

I'll post sime pictures when I get a digital camera, I haven't bought one yet. These two sets had been daily watchers until about 2 years ago. I was beginning to think that there weren't any good sets in this area, and then the CTC-5's popped up. That really got my blood flowing and now I'm very actively looking for more. I'm hoping to someday find a Dumont Royal Soveriegn 30" b/w console, in the meantime, there's no telling what goodies will turn up. People in this area for the most part, didn't throw large purchases they'd made like tv sets, mostly those sets ended up in basements and sheds. The really cool thing is that I'm the first one in this town that has ever shown interest in them.

I'll post sime pictures when I get a digital camera, I haven't bought one yet. These two sets had been daily watchers until about 2 years ago. I was beginning to think that there weren't any good sets in this area, and then the CTC-5's popped up. That really got my blood flowing and now I'm very actively looking for more. I'm hoping to someday find a Dumont Royal Soveriegn 30" b/w console, in the meantime, there's no telling what goodies will turn up. People in this area for the most part, didn't throw large purchases they'd made like tv sets, mostly those sets ended up in basements and sheds. The really cool thing is that I'm the first one in this town that has ever shown interest in them.

What make are the two TVs you mentioned? I for one will be waiting to see pictures of them.

I also live in a small town (in a small two-story apartment building on the main street) where old TVs don't show up on the curbs very often. I've lived here six years and have seen a couple sets (a late-'70s RCA color console and a 1980s-vintage RCA portable several years ago, not to mention two stereo consoles just up the street from me last summer), but frankly, old sets aren't as plentiful here as they were (and may still be) in my hometown. There are quite a few folks here who have lived in town some 50 years or more and grew up here; it wouldn't surprise me if they, too, hold on to their old TVs rather than throwing them out, even if the sets work poorly or not at all. My grandmother was something like that; she had a late-1940s Silvertone radio/phono combo she kept until some time in the very early '70s, and a 1950 General Electric 16" b&w console TV she had until she got a color set in 1971.

Good sets are everywhere around you, in the cellars, on the attics, in the barns and so on. We and you don't know where they are until we / you find them. Here in the Braunschweig aerea, appr. 400,000 people live. In the last year I got a
- Telefunken PALcolor 708 from 1967 (attic),
- Telefunken Palcromat from 1967 (attic),
- a Saba color from 1967 (attic),
- a Philips TD1410U from 1952 (attic),
- a Telefunken PALcolor 740 from 1969 (cellar).
- a second Telefunken PALcolor 708 from 1967 I got from a retired post serviceman near Aachen, who telephoned me.
Two of these sets were from people which find them while cleaning the house. Four of these sets were offered to me after reports about my tv collection in the local newspaper.
I think, even rare vintage sets are everywhere, more than we might expect.

I would agree...there are many old homes with an old tv hidden away somewhere. It is now just a game of finding them before the dumpster does. I think what too often happens is that the people charged with cleaning out old houses feel that these old sets are worthless so they don't even make an effort. I suggest that we all continue to keep up the search because you never know where a tv will show up...or what connection will bring it to you.

I agree with bryan all the way. This is a reason why we dont even see old 1960's-early 70's tube type color (or b/w) tvs on ebay. Owners think they are so useless that they are not even worth the effort to put on ebay. Estate sales are my ONLY hope to find these sets. I even miss many old sets at estate sales because the family threw out the old TV's before the sale. I run into this ALL THE TIME! Even when you do find an old set, the people are surprized and you always get the "what are you going to do with it" question. or you get "Im glad we saved it for the sale, we didnt think it was going to sell".

As far as ebay goes, I think the last time I ever saw a nice 23" tube type zenith color table set was 4 or 5 years ago. I have not seen anything since! Ebay almost seems like lost hope for finding 60's table sets, but the roundies still show up from time to time because they are so different, people think they are worth something (sometimes!)
my advice: Always check your local estate sales when ever possible!

With Estate sales, it helps if the vendors are nice people who deal fair...there are several in this area who know we like TV's and electronic equipment and they won't throw it out and will advise us when there is a sale which has it.
If you go to garage sales you might just inquire if they have old TV's even if you don't see any out for sale.

Slightly off topic for this forum, but right on regarding "don't assume anything":

I went to an auction a few years ago when a production company was closing up shop. Conspicuously absent from the list of lots was an Ampex 350 studio console tape deck sitting forlornly over in the corner, covered with dust. When I asked about it, I was told "Oh, that doesn't work any more." At my request, they added it to the auction and, silly me, I was the only one interested at the opening bid of five dollars :)

From then on, I ALWAYS ask!

--Dave

Not a one. :thmbsp:

Not a one. :thmbsp:

Not a one?! NOT A ONE?!!! Ya gotta get a one. Then you gotta get ANOTHER, and ANOTHER, and another and another and a-n-o-t-h-e-r... Then ya gotta sell your dining room furniture to make room for more. THEN ya got something going! :yes:

--Dave

... Then ya gotta sell your dining room furniture to make room for more. THEN ya got something going! :yes:


Hmmm... I wonder how many of us have actually done something like this??? :D

It wouldn't be the first time I've used a (covered) console TV as a table. :)

I gave away my couch one weekend last year when I got 2 console sets at once, so I could fit them. I got 11 console TVs (5 of which are big ones with radio+phono) and 3 console radios all stuffed in a 1 bedroom apartment, I use the tops of the consoles to put all my portable/table-top sets. In my closet you will find CRTs. In my kitchen cabinets, Sams. In my desk drawers, tubes and caps. ...

Not a one?! NOT A ONE?!!! Ya gotta get a one. Then you gotta get ANOTHER, and ANOTHER, and another and another and a-n-o-t-h-e-r... Then ya gotta sell your dining room furniture to make room for more. THEN ya got something going! :yes:

--Dave

But then what? Is the medium really the message, because the message is not very good.

But then what? Is the medium really the message, because the message is not very good.

McLuhan might have said "The medium is the pathology" in this case.

Hagbard: are you a collector, or do you think we're all just plain nuts? :)

--Dave

As I was wondering last night how many working round color sets are there out there, then I started wondering about old sets in general, so I figured I would start this thread up again.

color rectangular:

1975 Zenith 19" chromacolor II plastic cabinet - remote (SC 600) - working
1968 Zenith 21" metal cabinet - working
1967 Zenith 25" console - working

color round:

1963 Philco combo -working
1961 RCA CTC-10 console - remote - not working (but CRT tests good)

B&W:

1970 Zenith 23" metal cabinet - working
1961 Zenith 19" metal cabinet - working
1961 Zenith 23" console - working
1960 Zenith 17" metal cabinet - remote (SC 300) - working
1960 Zenith 21" console - working
1959 Magnavox 24" combo - working
1958 Sylvania 17" metal cabinet - not working
1956 RCA 8" metal cabinet - not working
1954 Westinghouse 21" metal/wood console - working
1951 Motorola 17" bakelite cabinet - not working
1951 Teletone 14" bakelite cabinet - not working

b/w round:

1950 DuMont RA112 19" console - not working (but 19AP4 metal CRT tests good)
1949 Hoffman 610 10" - working
1949 RCA T-100 10" - not-working
1949 Motorola 8" electrostatic - not working
1948 Hallicrafters 12" - not working
1948 GE 10" - not working
1948 Motorola TS-4J 7" electrostatic x4 (but I really only have enough parts between them to make 2 complete sets)
1947 RCA 721TS 10" (ch-1) not-working
1946 RCA 630TS 10" (ch-1) not-working

As you can see I've got a lot of sets that need fixing...
26 sets total, I just went back and looked at my first post in this thread, only 5 of the sets I have now are part of the original 21 I started with then. I probably reached my all time high with nearly 50 sets at the beginning of last summer, but I've sold/parted a lot of sets since then.

JVC 21" (1990)
GE 27" (1993)
Sylvania 13" (2000)

OK, my list:

1967 Sylvania Portable 23" Color (via Doug Harland)

1968 RCA GL-644W Console 23" CTC38A Color (was working, now needs to be fixed)

1968 Zenith T-2987-1 Console 25" Color (via Bryan Gadow)

1969 RCA Mural TV CTC-19 Portable 19" Color (via Bryan Gadow)

1975 Quasar Works in a Drawer WU9182LW-1 Console 25" Color (via Captain Moody)


And newer color sets (note no LCD or Plasma):
1989 Panasonic 19"
2001 Sharp 32"
1989 Sharp 13"
2002 Symphonic 15" (with built in VCR)
1991 Daewoo 13"
1993 Emerson 19"
2003 Sylvania 12" (with built in VCR)
1981 JVC 5" Color CX-500 (with radio, cassette)

Two 5" small B&W sets (battery & AC)

I don't know how you guys manage with such large collections, especially the one who said he has 12 color roundies. My modest vintage TV lot is as follows:

(1) Zenith 25MC33 Color Roundie 1965 (working)
(1) Motorola 9VT1 B&W Roundie 1949 (was working-restored chassis but needs ballast tube)
(1) RCA 8" Personal Portable, 1956 grey cabinet version without stand and antennas (restored and working)
(1) Quasar 12" B&W Solid State 1978 (like new but has horizontal hold problem)
(5) 5" Portable B&W Sets (3 with am/fm radio)
(1) Sony Watchman FD-42A 4" Flat CRT B&W Portable

My lot of vintage radios, tube and transistor is larger still.

I'm a small time player compared to those of you with over 200 TVs.

My lot of vintage radios, tube and transistor is larger still.

I'm a small time player compared to those of you with over 200 TVs.

Since moving back to CA a few mos. ago I've only acquired 8 t.v.s, but my place is overrun with antique radios!

Updated t.v. list;
(1) Motorola VT-71 (working)
(1) Packard-Bell Cartravision (working)
(1) RCA CTC-15 (working)
(1) '64 Motorola rectangular CRT color console (working somewhat, but needs to be recapped)
(2) Zenith Space Command 600 sets (1 working, 1 not)
(1) Sony KV-1997 (repairs in progress)
(1) pre-Phillips era Magnavox 19" set (working)

Dumont-First with the finest in television.:yes:

From oldest to newest:

Late 40's RCA 8T-243 10" tabletop

1950 RCA TC127 12" console- my first full restored roundie, I love it in the living room

Early 50's Tabletops:

Sparton 5325-A (indesructable, working original, unbelievable!!)

Motorola 17T13 and 17T8 17" one is bakelite, and one is wood. The bakelight is another working original.

Mid to late 50's sets:

1956 Philco 4136 21" Tabletop-another indestuctable, working original!

1955 or so Magnavox CTA992AA 21" console (current flyback project)

1959 Zenith Space Command 24" 18c24Q chassis (any takers? recapped! Still doesent work but looks as if it were hardly ever used. Pissed me off!)

Newer Stuff:

Early 70's hybrid 19" Sears tabletop Model 5284188521. It was too cool to let go to the landfill, plus it worked fine. INSTA VIEW-always unlpug!!

1984 Sears 27" remote control console. Not really a collectable but here is another super set. We bought this set in 1884 and it served perfectly with no service until late last year. Still plays like new intil the picture goes kind of blurry after 15 minutes or so. This newer solid state stuff isnt really my in my knowledge base so I have to decide if I should take to the shop or scrap. My Dad who bought it says move on and get a new one. I tell him I would rather attemt repair a set that has seved flawlesly for 23 years than buy one of these palstic China made tirds that might last 5 or 6 years.

Early 80's Panasonic 19" tabletop-superb utility set-any room-any time


1993 Zenith 19" remote, stereo, tabletop- my current daily workhorse on top of the beloved but sick Sears family heirloom

Emerson Model VR35 TV/FM/AM/PSB- this is one of those carry along battery jobs with maybe a 4" b&w crt. Bought for Winter power outages

48 as the end of the ETF convention.

...

HI all !
Can anyone help me find a 1951 Motorola 17T13 TV set ?? I do not need a working model but it must be complete. Here's a pic of one.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-6/1030153/TheTV.jpg

Please help me if you can....I realize that I might not ever find one but I will try !!! 8)


Thanks !!

Charles

49 as of sometime in July. I now have a third RCA Victor 8" personal portable. I don't know if I'll keep it, but the bottle is good. Oh, what the hell. It's officially 49.

Well, here goes:

B/W sets-

1939 RCA TT-5 table...works
1939 Westinghouse WRT-701 table....works
1946 RCA 621TS....not working
1946 RCA 630TS...not working
1946 RCA 641TV 10" combo....not working
1947 RCA 721TS....not working
1948 RCA 8TS30....not working
1949 Admiral bakelite 10" console....not working
1948 Emerson 571 10" table....not working
1948 Emerson 608 "pop up" console 16"....not working
1948 Automatic 7" table.....working
1948 Majestic 7" table....working
1947 Crosely 307TA 10" table.....not working
1948 GE 803 10" radio/tv table....not working
1948 Firestone 13-G-5 10" console....works
1948 Motorola VT-105 10" table....not working
1949 National TV-7W 7"....working
1949 National TV-10 10"....not working
1948 Electro-Technical 10" kit console....not working
1947 Transvision 7" table....not working
1948 Transvision 12" table.....not working
1948 Halbert 10" table....not working
1948 U.S. Television 10" table....not working
1949 Norelco Protelgram projection console....not working
1948 Packard Bell 10" radio/tv Console....not working
1948 Packard Bell 10" radio/tv/phono/recorder console....not working
1948 Philco 48-1000 10".....not working
1948 Philco 48-2500 projection console.....not working
1949 Philco 49-702 7"....not working

Color sets-

1954 RCA CT-100....not working (bad jug)
1955 RCA CTC4 21-CT-662 Director....works
1956 RCA CTC5 Blonde super....not working
1956 RCA CTC5 double door deluxe...not working

33 total so far!
Everything is mostly in a room at home but others are in storage.

The most I've ever had at one time was 30. Since the move about 9 years ago I have gotten rid of most of them. Here's what remains:

B&W:
1949 motorola VT-73 suitcase - working
1952 Capehart 17" - in progress

Color:
1962 RCA CTC-11 - Not working
1964 RCA CTC-16 - Working, in progress
1964 Packard Bell 21" - Not working
1966 RCA CTC-17 - Working, in progress
1968 Panasonic 19" - Working, needs repair
1968 heathkit 21" - Not working

Just about all my sets are big consoles, so there's not much room for anything else!

It's interesting to read what everybody has, gives you an idea how many old sets are still out there. Not much has changed for me since May when this thread was up last, got a few more sets, a few more working:

color rectangular:
1968 Zenith 21" metal cabinet - working
1967 Zenith 25" console - working
color round:
1963 Philco combo -working
1961 RCA CTC-10 console - remote - not working (but CRT tests good)

B&W:
1970 Zenith 23" metal cabinet - working
1961 Zenith 19" metal cabinet - working
1961 Zenith 23" console - working
1960 Zenith 17" metal cabinet - remote (SC 300) - working
1960 Zenith 21" console - working
1959 Magnavox 24" combo - working
1958 Sylvania 17" metal cabinet - not working
1956 RCA 8" metal cabinet - working
1954 Westinghouse 21" metal/wood console - working
1951 Motorola 17" bakelite cabinet - not working
1951 Teletone 14" bakelite cabinet - not working
b/w round:
1950 DuMont RA112 19" console - not working (but 19AP4 metal CRT tests good)
1949 Hoffman 610 10" - working
1949 RCA T-100 10" - not-working
1949 Motorola 8" electrostatic - not working
1948 Hallicrafters 12" - not working
1948 GE 10" - not working
1948 Motorola TS-4J 7" electrostatic x4 (but I really only have enough parts between them to make 2 complete sets)not-working
1948? Pacific-Mercury 12" - (on the bench right now)
1947 RCA 721TS 10" (ch-1) working
1946 RCA 630TS 10" (ch-1) not-working

I have more old stuff than space to keep it...

Great to see these collection lists. Hard to believe its been nearly 3 years since I started this thread. My collection has grown considerably since then and my open space has gotten considerably smaller..... Heres my updated list, including b/w sets. Brief description of the TV screen size, type and if equipped with remote control and chassis model. 93 total vintage TV's including 2 complete parts TV's at the bottom of the list.

Current collection stats:

25 total b/w TV's

68 total color TV's

56 of the 93 TV's are Zenith (60%)

26 of the 93 TV's are RCA (28%)

12% other brands, including motorola, sears, admiral, GE, Philco.

The mean average of the TV's in my collection is from 1968

There is a tie for the mode year of the collection, 1968 and 1973, 12 TV's from '68 and 12 TV's from '73.

only 3 of the TV's were in the family since new

17 of the 56 Zenith TV's have space command remote control (30% of the zeniths) of those 17, 13 are color TV's.

1 japanese made Set (1969 sears color by sanyo)

92 are quality made in USA!

100% friday night bordom to make this list:


1961 Zenith, 19" b/w table tv
1965 RCA, 19" b/w table tv
1972 Zenith 23" color console, 20CC50
1969 Zenith 18" color table tv, 16Z8C19
1965 RCA 12" b/w transistor
1971 Zenith 14" color portable, 12B8C15
1972 Zenith 19" color table, 19CC19
1961 RCA roundie color w/remote, CTC-11
1972 Zenith 18" color table, 18CC30
1973 Zenith 19" b/w portable
1966 RCA 23" color console, CTC-25
1965 Admiral 12" b/w portable
1972 Zenith 19" color table w/ SC 500, 19CC19
1968 Zenith 23" color table, 20Y1C38
1970 RCA 23" Transvista color, CTC-40
1968 Zenith 23" color console, 20Y1C38
1957 RCA Victor roundie CTC-5
1971 Zenith 16" color portable w/ SC100, 12B9C16
1967 Zenith 23" color console, 23XC38Z
1969 Zenith 23" color console w/ SC600, 16Z7C50Z
1970 Zenith 18" color table, 16Z7C19Z
1967 RCA 16" b/w portable
1971 Zenith 19" color table, 4B25C19
1973 Zenith 25" color console w/ SC600X, 25DC56
1965 Zenith 12" b/w portable
1971 Sears Silvertone 18" color table/portable
1967 RCA Victor 14" color portable, CTC-22
1973 Zenith 19" color table, 19DC21
1968 Admiral 19" color table
1972 RCA 14" color portable, CTC-72
1970 RCA 23" color console, CTC-38
1972 RCA 23" color console, CTC-46
1969 Sears 18" color portable/table (sanyo)
1960 Zenith 21" b/w console w/ SC300
1960 Zenith 19" b/w table w/ SC300
1972 Zenith 16" color portable/table 14CC16
1965 Zenith roundie w/ SC400, 25MC33
1966 RCA Victor 19" color table, CTC-19
1967 RCA Victor 19" b/w portable/table w/ 3 function mechanical remote
1968 RCA Victor 23" color table w/ 7 function remote, CTC-31
1956 Zenith 21" b/w console w/ SC200
1971 Zenith 19" b/w table/portable
1970 RCA 19" color table/portable, CTC-36
1958 RCA Victor color roundie, CTC-7
1973 Zenith 19" color table w/ SC500, 19DC12
1975 GE 11" portacolor (tube type)
1968 Zenith 20" color table, 20Y1C38
1969 Admiral 20" color table
1979 Zenith 17" color table, Chromacolor II w/ SC800
1959 Philco safari (b/w portable)
1968 Zenith 16" b/w portable
1981 RCA 25" colortrak (our old "Family TV")
1963 RCA Victor 16" portable b/w
1961 Sears Silvertone 19" b/w portable
1973 RCA 19" color table, CTC-53 (uncles TV, bought new)
1974 RCA 19" color table, CTC-70 mural TV (mom+dads first TV)
1973 Admiral 12" color portable
1968 RCA 14" color portable, CTC-22
1964 Zenith 19" b/w portable (new never used still in box)
1967 Zenith 16" b/w portable (new never used still in box)
1973 Zenith 19" color table, 19DC12
1968 Motorola 20" color console (tube chassis)
1972 Motorola "Quasar" 18" color table/portable (hybrid)
1965 Zenith 21" roundie color console, 25MC33
1974 Zenith 16" color portable/table, 14DC15
1968 Zenith 14" color portable, 15Y6C15
1972 Zenith 14" color portable, 14CC15
1968 Zenith 23" color console w/ SC600, 20Y1C50
1965 Zenith 19" b/w table, w/electric touch tuning
1966 Zenith 21" roundie color console, 24MC32 (late production)
1969 RCA 14" color portable, CTC-22
1973 Zenith 16" color table/portable w/ SC100, 14DC16
1967 RCA 19" color table, CTC-19
1965 RCA Victor 21" roundie color console, CTC-16
1973 Zenith 19" color table, 19DC12 (4 tube)
1970 Zenith 23" color console w/ SC600, 12A12C52
1969 Zenith 14" color portable, 15Y6C15
1963 Zenith 21" color roundie console, 26KC20 (steel cabinet)
1967 RCA Victor 23" color console, CTC-31
1969 RCA Victor 19" color table, CTC-27
1969 Zenith 12" b/w
1965 Zenith 12" b/w
1965 Zenith 12" b/w, all transistor
1973 Zenith 12" b/w hybrid
1968 Zenith 23" color console, 20Y1C50
1971 Zenith 25" color console, 12B14C50
1968 Zenith 20" color table w/ SC600, 20X1C38
1963 Zenith 19" b/w table/portable w/ SC300
1972 Zenith 20" color table, 20CC50-Z
1967 Zenith 19" b/w table/portable
1973 Zenith 25" color console w/ SC600X, 25DC58

1970 Zenith 16" color table/portable, 12A10C15 (parts TV)
1973 Zenith 16" color table/portable w/SC100, 14DC16 (parts TV)

I thought it might be interesting to revive this thread given change to the new board and all...

I have 27 sets total-
color round:
1965 Zenith SC400, chinese cabinet console - working
1960 RCA CTC-10 console, remote - working
b/w:
1970 Zenith 23" metal cabinet - working
1966 Zenith 19" SC300, metal cabinet - working
1961 Zenith 19" metal cabinet, working
1961 Zenith 23" console - working
1961 Zenith 23" console, SC300 - working
1960 Zenith 17" SC300, metal cabinet - working
1959 Magnavox 24" combo - working
1958 Sylvania 17" metal cabinet - not
1958 Philco predicta - not
1957 GE 17" metal cabinet - not
1956 GE 14" metal cabinet - not
1956 RCA 8" metal cabinet - working
1954 Westinghouse 21" console - working
1951 Motorola 17" bakelite cabinet - not
1950 RCA 16" console - not
1949 Hoffman 10" - working
1949 Motorola 8" electrostatic - not
1948 Pacific/Mercury 12" - working
1948 Motorola 7" electrostatic - not
1948 Motorola 7" electrostatic - not
1948 Motorola 7" electrostatic - not
1948 GE 10" - not
1947 RCA 721ts - working
1947 DuMont RA103 "doghouse" - not
1946 RCA 630ts - not

I guess I'll add in my two modern color sets too:

2005 RCA secureview clear plastic "prison set" :)
2000 Sony 27" WEGA - my daily viewer

21 sets - all B&W

1959 Philco Predicta Princess - not

1950 Philco 50T-1401 - not
1950 Philco 50T-1402 - not
1950 Sentinel 430 - not

1949 Admiral 19A15S - working
1949 Admiral 22X12 - not
1949 Admiral 24C16 - not
1949 Airline GSE-3020 - not
1949 Crosley 9-407M - not
1949 GE 806 - not
1949 Motorola 7VT5 "suitcase" - not
1949 Motorola 7VT2 "bakelite" - working
1949 Philco 49-1040 - not

1948 RCA 8T241 - not
1948 Admiral 20X12 - working
1948 Admiral 20X122 - not
1948 Admiral 19A11 - not
1948 Emerson 648A - working
1948 Motorola VT71 "blonde" - working
1948 Motorola VT71 "mahogany" - working

1946 RCA 630TS - not

2007 RCA TruFlat 27" - daughters tv
82 RCA XL100 console sets x 2 - 1 working, 1 with worn out crt
75 RCA XL100 console - working as new - an all time favorite set of mine
84 RCA ColorTrak console
68 Zenith color console - working but poorly - probably going to the landfill
77 Zenith CC2 17"
88 Zenith System 3
88 Zenith b/w hand held portable
? Sanyo 25"
? Fisher 20" - fantastic, vivid color and contrast
91 Panasonic 19" table top - still with a stunning pic
60's Maggie color sets x 2 - 1 working well, haven't tried the other yet - both tube driven sets
2 94 RCA ColorTrak consoles - both CTC 177AM2's
late 50's Maggie b/w consolette - vhf only
~ 55 Admiral Super Cascode console - wheat finish
63 Zenith b/w console - my avatar set - works great
~ 58 Silvertone console - wheat finish - vhf only
70 Zenith b/w portable tube driven
Gamble Skogmo b/w portable
old Zenith short neck crt b/w portable - crt open to atmosphere
2 mid 80's Curtis Mathes consoles - both NEC sets

and probably a few others stashed in the garage

also:
1950 Philco 50t 1680, I think
early 70's Heath 19" tabletop set - worn out crt
1973 RCA b/w portable with original wire rolling stand - looks and works as new

My best count: 15.

"daily watchers"
2005 Sylvania (Funai) 6427GFF 27" digital color CRT "SPC".
Circa 1996 Daewoo 19" color CRT "BPC".
1987 Sharp 25" color table model faux woodgrain plastic (mechanical tuning).
1996 Zenith 13" color CRT "BPC" (remote, recent $6 acquisition).
2000 Action 5" B&W battery portable with radio (used in tandem with Zinwell DTV converter box and battery pack)
"De-facto TV" (Gateway 21" color CRT monitor + RCA HD tuner + Sony boom box).

Not "daily watchers"
Circa 1958 Emerson 1224 24" B&W consolette, blond (works - not perfectly).
(My favorite, I bought it used about 30 years ago and have made many repairs and tweaks).
1956 Motorola 21T34BA 21" B&W, blond table model (does not work - AGC problem)
Circa 1958 Zenith 17B20 21" B&W, faux mahogany table model (works)
Circa 1973 Zenith 14B38 19" B&W faux wood plastic portable (works, not perfectly)
Circa 1980 Sanyo 12" B&W, coffee plastic (works, missing volume knob)
Circa 1988 Zenith 12" B&W, faux wood plastic (banished to attic since 1996 color acquired)
Two 5" B&W battery portables (recently purchased for $1)
Sears 5" color AC/DC (works in AC, unknown model, boilerplate missing, only have AC cord and do not know how to connect for DC)

Leaving just enough room (and only enough room) for:
a color roundie.

I think i'm up around 18 at this point.

Some of my TVs are not even here, are in other states!!!

1950 General Electric
1952 Admiral
1952 Invictus
1953 Admiral
1955 Emerson
1955 TV-radio-phono combination ( TV is an unindentified kit )
1956 Philco
1956 RCA Victor
1959 General Electric
1961 ABC
1961 Philips
1962 Invictus
1965 Invictus
1966 Colorado
1967 Semp ( 24 inches )
1967 Semp ( 14 inches )
1972 Philips
1974 Colorado
1974 Colorado
1974 Semp
1975 Sharp
1977 Sharp
1978 Philco Ford
1978 Philco Ford
1978 Philco Ford
1984 Sharp
1985 Philips ( 14 inches )
1985 Philips ( 20 inches )

That makes 28 televisions!!!

Plus more "junk" like 3 vintage 1980's VCRs, a 1962 Philips radio-phono combination, 2 1950's radio sets ( a Brazilian tube radio table model and a Zenith Royal 500 ), and two vintage furniture pieces ( a telephone table and a sofa, both from the 50's ), plus magazines about all subjects from the 1940's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's... lots of magazines... and much more stuff than I can remember now...

keep the youtubes commin doug. hehe.