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Homina ! Homina ! Homina ! (grin)

What a treasure! But a little too far away for my transport resources, and a little to pricey for my budget. Sure would be cool to have that, though! :yes: :thmbsp:

Very nice! :thmbsp:

But the proper way to obtain such a rare gem is to happen upon it for free from a place like a hayloft in an old barn--or for chump change because the seller doesn't know what it is.

Spending that kind of money is cheating.... :tongue: :D

All kidding aside I hope that such will be preserved, and hopefully not fooled with too much; it's perfect just as is.

and a seller that knows to take a screenshot of the set! Amazing how many people claim the set works but never want to post a picture of it in action.

Not exactly budget friendly, but hopefully someone will rescue it and finish the restoration.

Cool looking, but man, for that kind of money, I could get a hell of a giant TV that gets hundreds of channels (not just 5) and will work after Feburary :D

being we all just fool with tvs for a hobby , i seriously dont think any of us will be buying that . Thats more of a rare museum piece in my opinion .

Cool looking, but man, for that kind of money, I could get a hell of a giant TV that gets hundreds of channels (not just 5) and will work after Feburary :D

Yes, but I doubt that giant TV will still be working 7 years from now let alone 70 years from now!

I saw this set at Neil's a few years ago and it is a very nice set in all original condition. Having an excellent working original 12AP4 is a nice feature. It will be interesting to see what the set brings.

Darryl

Just a thought: That set would have been swooped on with a Buy-It-Now in the first few minutes of the auction if this had been 15 months ago! I wonder if it'll sell in this economy? That's still a good price for a '12, in my opinion.

Charles

Pretty impressive picture. He doesn't mention electronic restoration. I'd have to think it had been gone through at some point -- I'd be scared to fire it up, if not.

He's right to leave the cabinet alone for now. If I laid out that kind of cash, I'd want to do it "my way," or else decide to leave it as is.

Phil Nelson

Wow, quite a piece of history there...almost 70 years old!

My, oh my. I could cash in the retirement account and buy this-probably a better investment anyway! Old1625 said it-I'll have one when I get one by mistake!

So what was on tv in 1939 ?


Was tv guide around ? Ha ha

http://www.earlytelevision.org/nbc_studio_telecasts.html
http://www.earlytelevision.org/nbc_remote_programming.html
http://www.earlytelevision.org/prewar_program_schedules.html

That's great! I loved reading a schedule that includes channel 1.

John Y.

I see first televised baseball May 17 1939 - wouldn't it be great if someone could get an old iconoscope working and televise a bit of a game for the 70th anniversary?

wow

There was more to watch than I would have guessed.

Thanks

Mark D.

Nice Set. Is that CRT Origional?

LJB:smoke:

The CRT is prewar, but nobody knows if it was the original tube in that set. The set has probably changed hands several times, and someone restored it to working condition, and may have installed a different tube.