I'm trying to rearrange my brain ... Well ... A friend of mine gave me a 1972 Grundig 5050 Ultra Electronic (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg40/scaled.php?server=40&filename=52810827851369222279410.jpg&res=landing), some new capacitors and is now back to work, unfortunately the picture tube is half dead :sigh:

I found this Philips Leonardo (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg205/scaled.php?server=205&filename=41931426281214379294910.jpg&res=landing) bw in the dump... It has 25 tubes and automatic synchronism control! Needs restoration... :)

A few weeks ago I read an advertisement of a repairman close to retirement, and he gave away 70 TVs for free ... many people have taken the 90's sets, leaving those vintage... I pick up about 20 sets (many of these are from italian brands from 1958 to 1976) and a lot of schematics! :banana:

Brionvega 17'' (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg403/scaled.php?server=403&filename=dsc05327u.jpg&res=landing)

Diamond (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg811/scaled.php?server=811&filename=41972526703014670448210.jpg&res=landing)

Siemens Bildmeister color - 1975 (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg825/scaled.php?server=825&filename=42907026702697670479910.jpg&res=landing)

Rare bakelite CGE (Compagnia Generale di Elettricità) (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg225/scaled.php?server=225&filename=dsc05315g.jpg&res=landing)

Late-60's Du Mont with italian 7-tube chassis (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg856/scaled.php?server=856&filename=dsc05308rz.jpg&res=landing)

Geloso... an italian classic :) (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg37/scaled.php?server=37&filename=dsc05309p.jpg&res=landing)

Galaxi 22'' - 1976 (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg843/scaled.php?server=843&filename=dsc05310s.jpg&res=landing)

Belvis (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg593/scaled.php?server=593&filename=dsc05311w.jpg&res=landing) and Magnadyne (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg818/scaled.php?server=818&filename=dsc05312d.jpg&res=landing) from 1958 with the same chassis

More sets soon...

You have some nice looking TV sets there :yes: No doubt these will keep you busy for a while :D Cheers Glen

That is quite the treasure trove you've found!

Good luck on the restorations.

Komet, Thanks for the pictures. Those are some neat looking vintage sets!

Visiting Europe in 1978, those TV's remind me of some I saw in Alsace and over the border in Germany while visiting distant relatives there. I knew they were old then.

Dah-Yum, Me olde Sonne, you done went 'n' hit The Motherlode ! Congrats ! (grin)

Thank you guys :thmbsp:

In those days I fixed two sets taken from the repairman, this Emerson Viking 20'' (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg689/scaled.php?server=689&filename=dsc05335z.jpg&res=landing) and this Ignis 24'' (the white set, the portable is a Diamond solid state) (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg201/scaled.php?server=201&filename=41722726946633979419610.jpg&res=landing). They used the same Emerson italian chassis.

Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIIOEuxIERg) you can watch a video of my Grundig 5050 after restoration :)

I found in the trash two glorious Bang & Olufsen... the BeoVision 5500 (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg41/scaled.php?server=41&filename=55719928098263530923310.jpg&res=landing) have a bad flyback and the BeoVision 2800 (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg718/scaled.php?server=718&filename=42413126157422391674110.jpg&res=landing) works great but need a new teletext IC

I buyed for few euros this Philco (american chassis) (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg194/scaled.php?server=194&filename=56011528603061813776810.jpg&res=landing) and this Autovox America 24'' (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg41/scaled.php?server=41&filename=39821328217765185639810.jpg&res=landing). The Autovox works :thmbsp:

Other sets...

Magnadyne 20'' (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg841/scaled.php?server=841&filename=dsc05330of.jpg&res=landing)

Grundig and Nuclear (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg10/scaled.php?server=10&filename=dsc05334s.jpg&res=landing)

CGE portable bw hybrid and a lot of remote (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg717/scaled.php?server=717&filename=dsc05336vi.jpg&res=landing)

Oooooold CRT reactivator (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg198/scaled.php?server=198&filename=dsc05338g.jpg&res=landing)

Recofix radio (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg441/scaled.php?server=441&filename=dsc05339v.jpg&res=landing)

Recofix TV (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg690/scaled.php?server=690&filename=dsc05324hl.jpg&res=landing)

Pye, turns on but no horizontal synchro (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg543/scaled.php?server=543&filename=dsc05314h.jpg&res=landing)

Theletron 24'' (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg820/scaled.php?server=820&filename=dsc05316w.jpg&res=landing)

Ultravox Tintoretto (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg28/scaled.php?server=28&filename=dsc05317r.jpg&res=landing)

Nucleovision I think... (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg710/scaled.php?server=710&filename=dsc05319kc.jpg&res=landing)

Schematics... (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg252/scaled.php?server=252&filename=dsc05320m.jpg&res=landing)

Telefunken (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg831/scaled.php?server=831&filename=dsc05325uc.jpg&res=landing)

Magnadyne Iride Color 22'' (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg442/scaled.php?server=442&filename=dsc05326y.jpg&res=landing)

GBC (http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg99/scaled.php?server=99&filename=dsc05329j.jpg&res=landing)

If only there had been at least one Saba and/or a Hornyphon!

I had a big Saba built in 1977, but I gave to a friend a few months ago

Sugoi na!! Wow, that's a lot of sets for one haul. Great score, those will keep you busy for a while I think ;3

You lucky guy!!!
I'm upset because I found some people dumped the 1st model of tv sest saled in Romania (the Soviet "Temp" 2) - wich was also the olny black and white roundie saled around here. :tears: