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Old 01-03-2012, 09:50 PM
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Thanks to all who played-I wish more had participated; maybe next time?
Here are the answers:

1) Name the manufacturer:

This one stumped everyone-it is an Admiral from the early 50s.

2) Who built this UHF converter?

This is a Mallory.

3) Name the manufacturer:

Philco, used from the Predicta up through the early 60s.

4) What chassis does this RCA TV use?

CTC-12

5) What manufacturer used this circuit?

I thought this would stump folks but I think everybody got this right: Zenith

6) Name the manufacturer:

Admiral, 60s.

7) Name the manufacturer:

Late 60s Sylvania.

8) Name the manufacturer:

RCA, starting in the late 60s.

9) Suppose you wanted to purchase a brand new TV to watch the first launch of the Space Shuttle. Of these 10 brands, which 5 could you not find brand-new that year?
Admiral, General Electric, LG, Motorola, Philco, Proscan, Quasar, Samsung, Silvertone, Teknika

The launch was in 1981; Admiral & Motorola were out of the TV business, Sears had stopped using the Silvertone name, LG was still known as Gold Star and Proscan wouldn't come along for a few more years.

10) Match the manufacturer with the brand:
1-Admiral
2-GE
3-Zenith
4-RCA
5-Philco
6-Sears

a-Chromix
b-Era II
c-Miss America
d-Phonevision
e-Coaxial
f-Eye Witness

1-b: Only one person remembered the Admiral Era II, which may have been their answer to the System III?
2-e: GE Coaxial.
3-d: Most folks knew about the Zenith Phonevision.
4-f: RCA Eye Witness, used in the late 40s.
5-c: Philco Miss America, also well known.
6-a: Most folks mixed up the Sears/Admiral answers. Looks like Chromix may have been Sears answer to Chromacolor?

Again, thanks to all who played. The winner is DavGoodlin who, scary!-just might take me up on my prize offer!
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