admiral tube tvs!

[bandersen]

Thanks. Here's a "few" more for ya.
Some of these sets belong to a fellow local collector. I;ve been restoring them for him. All but two of these sets were found locally.

[radiotron]

Originally Posted by bandersen

Thanks. Here's a "few" more for ya.
Some of these sets belong to a fellow local collector. I;ve been restoring them for him. All but two of these sets were found locally.

very very nice

[bandersen]

BTW you can post a reply without hitting quote or can edit your posts to eliminate the duplicate photo overload.

[radiotron]

ok thanks.

[wa2ise]

At first I though, oh God, someone fishtanked it. But now that I look at it, it looks like an add on water or oil filled lens to magnify the CRT face size. whew.

[Sandy G]

I ran acrost one of the "Biggest EVER piece of Bakelite" 10" sets about 10-15 yrs ago in an antique/junk shoppe in Ft. Chiswell, Virginia...IIRC, they wanted $150 for it, the bakelite was unbroken, but the chassis was rusty as all get-out, & I passed on it...Wished I HADN'T now... Went back there last summer, & of course it was gone. That area is FULL of Aunty Kew shoppes-its REASONABLY close to Hillsville, Virginia, site of one of the BIGGEST antique/yard sale/honey hole extravaganzas in the mid south...Ever year at Labor Day.

[radiotron]

my 1951 admiral is sold! for a halolight combo

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

At first I though, oh God, someone fishtanked it. But now that I look at it, it looks like an add on water or oil filled lens to magnify the CRT face size. whew.

Right, it's a giant add on magnifier. The chassis and CRT are on the floor to the right of the set.
The cabinet is in miserable condition and the chassis is a bit chewed up, but when I saw that magnifier I knew I had to get it

[Aussie Bloke]

Back in the late 1950s and possibly 60s Admiral B&W tellies were selling down here in Australia, an example of an Australian Admiral set is a 1957 Admiral Imperial 800 21" B&W TV which can be viewed at the Powerhouse Museum website http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/coll...ase/?irn=11134 . According to the given info this set was made in Sydney so Admiral must of had an overseas branch here in Australia to manufacture tellies for the Aussie market. Also got some 1957 pictures from some state library site of the Admiral TV assembly line in a factory located in Bankstown so that would be where that set was made, here they are:

[Aussie Bloke]

In addition here's another example of an Admiral down under:http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/stories/tv5...emote-control/
It's an early 1960s Admiral Super Cascode B&W TV with remote control.

[n2bew]

Here is my Admiral 24a12 I just found a few weeks ago on craigslist only a 1 hour drive from my house. My first admiral and my first bakelite set! Needless to say I was very happy to find it. As I posted to ARF this set would have been at the top of my wishlist to find, and I could not believe I actually did!

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Aussie Bloke

Back in the late 1950s and possibly 60s Admiral B&W tellies were selling down here in Australia

Drop by http://www.vintage-radio.com.au/. They have a TV forum there, along with antique radios.
http://vintage-radio.com.au/default.asp?f=6

[kvflyer]

Originally Posted by Aussie Bloke

In addition here's another example of an Admiral down under:http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/stories/tv5...emote-control/
It's an early 1960s Admiral Super Cascode B&W TV with remote control.

Where is it located? My daughter lives in Melbourne and I visit frequently. I would love to see the collection. BTW, they both work at Museum Victoria.

[kvflyer]

Originally Posted by n2bew

Here is my Admiral 24a12 I just found a few weeks ago on craigslist only a 1 hour drive from my house. My first admiral and my first bakelite set! Needless to say I was very happy to find it. As I posted to ARF this set would have been at the top of my wishlist to find, and I could not believe I actually did!

Nice set! welcome to the club...

[radiotron]

off topic, but just got a silvania halolight combo!