View Full Version : Ugly Garod
Phil Nelson 10-12-2010, 05:46 PM Here's a Garod I haven't seen before, with just about the crudest factory cabinet of all time. Are those bare screw heads in the front panels?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190455960136
I see "expander switch" in the manual. I suppose that's similar to Zenith or S-C porthole switches.
Phil "not bidding" Nelson
jr_tech 10-12-2010, 05:56 PM Looking at the Photofact (last Pix), it appears that the 6 lower holes are adjustments...focus, size... stuff like that... perhaps there were plugs in the holes?
jr
Eric H 10-12-2010, 06:57 PM Looks like some trim might be missing?
Rare set, I expect it'll still go high though the pick up only might hurt it somewhat.
Tom Albrecht 10-12-2010, 07:57 PM You can see the Sams photo better at the ETF site. Indeed, those appear to be adjustments behind holes in the front panel.
Actually I find that rather convenient. Adjusting things that affect the picture from the back of a TV is sometimes quite problematic, requiring a mirror. Here they had an original approach to solving that problem. If the holes were pretty small, as they appear to be, it might be a reasonable tradeoff between function and looks.
I don't have a Garod, but I think they have an unusual and interesting cabinet design.
WISCOJIM 10-12-2010, 08:18 PM I see "expander switch" in the manual. I suppose that's similar to Zenith or S-C porthole switches.
Those Tele-zoom expander switches were mounted in Catalin!
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3397/garod2.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/i/garod2.jpg/)
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RitchieMars 10-12-2010, 08:37 PM That's a weird-looking set! It looks almost like radio out of a console unit with a scope tube on top of it. What's up with that speaker sitting up there like that? Looking at it as a whole, it reminds me of something they might have repainted into some kind of prop for a 50's sci-fi movie.
jeyurkon 10-12-2010, 08:41 PM Here's a Garod I haven't seen before, with just about the crudest factory cabinet of all time. Are those bare screw heads in the front panels?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190455960136
I see "expander switch" in the manual. I suppose that's similar to Zenith or S-C porthole switches.
Phil "not bidding" Nelson
I guess I like Ugly! John "but not bidding"
Tom Albrecht 10-12-2010, 10:11 PM Those Tele-zoom expander switches were mounted in Catalin!
Well, then it ought to be worth $2000 or so, right? :scratch2:
wa2ise 10-12-2010, 11:08 PM I have a Garod tube portable AM radio, and the cabinet construction/styling is somewhat similar.
http://www.wa2ise.com/radios/garod5d.jpg.http://www.wa2ise.com/radios/garod5dback.jpg
Well, Garod was in Brooklyn NYC... :D
That is an uncommon set and is definitely unique. I happen to like the styling of these sets but the mis-matched factory knobs are a bit strange. The adjusting access holes originally had removable plugs. There is also another slightly different shaped version of the Catalin Tele-Zoom control.
Phil Nelson 10-13-2010, 12:50 AM OK, I like the practicality of having those adjusters in front. That's still one clunky cabinet, though.
Phil
ChuckA 10-13-2010, 06:44 AM The mismatched knobs are correct, and it should have plugs in the adjustment holes:
http://www.myvintagetv.com/posts/Garods.jpg
Chuck
HadYourPhil 10-17-2010, 09:26 PM That thing is yougly! But IIRC, all Garod products were different looking.
Tom Albrecht 10-18-2010, 12:14 PM The radio pictured above has almost a "Heathkit" look to the cabinet and panel. Not typical of a mass-produced product, where a bit more styling usually went into cabinet design.
Tubejunke 10-20-2010, 09:30 PM I think it looks great!
Eric H 10-20-2010, 10:41 PM I like it because it's a Porthole set.
It went for $280, less than I expected but then it's missing some parts.
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