rpm1200
03-29-2016, 11:59 AM
Found this on Curbside Classic:
http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/history/cc-easter-special-the-cars-of-the-playboy-bunnies-playmate-of-the-year-1964-1988/
Can anyone ID the television sets?
Eric H
03-29-2016, 01:22 PM
But it's not Playboy Pink like the rest of the stuff.
Wonder if that's a Philco, they made the little Mustang set.
MRX37
03-29-2016, 02:42 PM
I just find it funny we're more interested in the TV then the girl. :P
Electronic M
03-29-2016, 02:46 PM
I just find it funny we're more interested in the TV then the girl. :P
Speak for your self! :D
The cabinet of the TV reminds me of Silvertone, but the tuning knobs don't ring any bells. Perhaps it is a rarer store brand like Bradford or Penncrest.
timmy
03-29-2016, 02:49 PM
Looks like an early new vista
MRX37
03-29-2016, 04:27 PM
oooooh look at those curves..., those two eye catching orbs, that smooth, perfect face...
Oh and the lady is okay too I guess
Bill R
03-29-2016, 07:14 PM
Admiral. I see the red yellow and blue admiral logo below the control panel.
Eric H
03-29-2016, 07:36 PM
Admiral. I see the red yellow and blue admiral logo below the control panel.
Yep, Admirable, here's an ad for a 65 Admiral, different cabinet but same control panel.
Sandy G
03-29-2016, 09:19 PM
If the TV & the car are still around, they're likely in better shape than SHE is..
old_tv_nut
03-29-2016, 09:46 PM
Admiral didn't announce plans to make color tubes until August of 64
https://books.google.com/books?id=GU-_LnIOwWUC&pg=PA464&lpg=PA464&dq=admiral+color+picture+tube+history&source=bl&ots=bOjcWHXoSx&sig=ngZaLVvjD4RhkJQUp74qQU8x5Ac&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsromrsOfLAhVIkZQKHYghAHEQ6AEIOjAF#v=on epage&q=admiral%20color%20picture%20tube%20history&f=false
So, that roundie probably had an RCA tube (sulfide phosphors, you can tell by the screen color) and might actually be a long-lived one. Admiral-built color tubes had a poor reputation. They offered a 3 year warranty on their CRTs (not including labor), and apparently it was needed.
jr_tech
03-29-2016, 10:07 PM
If the TV & the car are still around, they're likely in better shape than SHE is..
Indeed, she died April 11, 2004 at the age of 58. :tears:
jr
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Michelle
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rca2000
03-30-2016, 12:13 PM
I just find it funny we're more interested in the TV then the girl. :P
Well...she is a bit "long in the tooth"..by now...maybe even in a nursing home...