How many tvs do you have?

[drh4683]

Ok, Im kinda bored at the moment. We all are collectors of either color, b/w or both. How many tvs do you have? break it down into the types of sets. Be honest!!!!
my current oversized collection of tube type/hybrid only sets:

B/w console: 2
b/w portable: 18
Color, rectangular console: 7
Color, 21" round console: 6
Color, portable: 8
Color, Table: 6
(remote controlled sets, only 8)

Oldest set, 1956 zenith sc200 console,
Newest, 1973 zenith chromacolor portable.
(oldest color, 1961 rca ctc11)

Current collection as of 10-6-03, 47 Televisions! two more comming soon to make 49. Now to include every single set in the house, total is: 55.

Lets here the stats on your collection!

[Charlie]

Damn Doug... you're loaded up over there!

Mine...

21" round color... 12
B/W console........ 6
B/W portable....... 14
color portable...... 1
Philco Predicta..... 1

34 sets total. Wasn't sure which catagory to put the Predicta in, and then decided it kinda needed a catagory of its own.

[Eric H]

82 give or take a few


1. Admiral 19A11 Bakelite 7”
2. Admiral 19A15 Wood 7”
3. Admiral 24A12 Bakelite 10” floor model
4. Admiral Blue & White 10”
5. Admiral two tone green 10”
6. Capehart 10” Combo
7. Conrac Fleetwood chassis only
8. Coronado 10”
9. Crosley 9-407 12” Tabletop
10. Curtis Mathes 24” Combo
11. Emerson 1232 8” portable Blue
12. Emerson 1232 8” portable Red
13. Emerson 14” Suitcase
14. Emerson 14” Wood cabinet
15. Emerson 17” Fabric covered
16. Emerson 571 10” Tabletop
17. Emerson 610 1949 7”
18. GE 14T Yellow
19. GE 17” Pink & White
20. GE 9T002 9” Portable Green & White
21. GE Bakelite 10” Locomotive
22. Hallicrafters T-505
23. Hallicrafters T-506
24. Hallicrafters T-54
25. Hoffman 12”
26. Hoffman 12” w/radio
27. Hotpoint 14S Pink
28. Hotpoint 17” Pink & White
29. Hotpoint 9” Portable Black & White
30. Hotpoint 9” Portable Red & White
31. Motorola 7VT5 Suitcase Red
32. Motorola 9T1 Bakelite 8”
33. Motorola 9T1 Bakelite 8” Painted White
34. Motorola VT-105 10”
35. Motorola VT-71
36. Motorola VT-71 Blond
37. Motorola VT-73 Suitcase Tan
38. Motorola wood 8”
39. Olympic 10”
40. Olympic 12”
41. Philco 17” Brown set
42. Philco 1953 21” Floor set
43. Philco 48-1001
44. Philco 49-1002
45. Philco 50-T-1105
46. Philco 7” Bakelite
47. Philco 7” Wood
48. Philco Predicta Holiday
49. Philco Seventeener
50. RCA 14-PD-8055 14” Portable Gold & Blue #1
51. RCA 14-PD-8055 14” Portable Gold & Blue #2
52. RCA 14-S-7070G 14” Portable Red #1
53. RCA 14-S-7070G 14” Portable Red #2
54. RCA 16” Floor Model w/radio
55. RCA 17-D-8186 Portable with swivel
56. RCA 17-D-8187 Portable with swivel
57. RCA 17-PD-8096 17” Portable Blue & White
58. RCA 21-CD-8865 21” Color CTC-7
59. RCA 2T51 Bakelite 12” With stand
60. RCA 721-TS
61. RCA 8_PT-7030 8” Personal Portable Red #1
62. RCA 8_PT-7030 8” Personal Portable Red #2
63. RCA 8” Personal portable Red w/stand
64. RCA 8-PT-7034 8” Personal Portable White
65. RCA 8-T-243 10” #1
66. RCA 8-T-243 10” #2
67. RCA Black Personal portable w/o stand
68. RCA Red Personal portable w/o stand #1
69. RCA Red Personal portable w/o stand #2
70. RCA T-120 12” Metal tabletop
71. RCA White Personal portable w/stand #1
72. RCA White Personal portable w/stand #2
73. Sentinel 400-TV 7” Trapezoid Portable
74. Setchell Carlson Red
75. Setchell Carlson Tan
76. Silvertone Suburbanite
77. Sonora 1949 12” Tabletop
78. Tele Tone Model # 220 7”
79. Truetone 8” Portable
80. Westinghouse H-14T171 14” Portable Teal & Grey
81. Zenith 19” Portable
82. Zenith Z1510L Beige Portable with swing handle

[Charlie]

You guys make me sick! Where do ya'll put them all???

Eric, are ALL of these on your website?

[Chad Hauris]

These are the TV's I have:
Bedroom:
1. RCA 5" b/w w/radio (1980's)
2. RCA 23" tube type Lyceum B/W TV/Monitor (1974)
3. Zenith 17" System 3 w/ultrasonic remote (1979)
4. Sears 12" b/w avocado colored portable (1960's/70s)
5. RCA 14" tube type color CTC 52? (1973)
6. Toshiba 15" Blackstripe w/ultrasonic remote (1979)
7. RCA 25" solid state color console CTC 48? (1973)
8. Zenith 18" tube type color (1968)

Office at home:
9. GE 10" solid state color (1984)
10. RCA CTC 68 color console (1975)
11. Emerson 21" b/w tabletop w/wood cabinet (1950's)
12. RCA CTC 92 color console (1979)

Living Room:
13. RCA 17" b/w tabletop (1957)
14. GE 10" color (1986)
15. Admiral 13" B/W (1960's)
16. GE 21" round color console (1964)
17. RCA 16" b/w portable tube type (1974)
18. RCA 8" tube type b/w portable (1950's)
19. K-mart 9" solid state b/w portable (1970's/80's)
20. GE 27" color console (1990's)
21. GE 21" b/w console (1955)
22. Zenith 16" b/w tube type portable (1966)
23. Magnavox 9"color portable w/VCR (1993)
24. Wards Airline 21" round color tabletop (1964)
25. RCA 12" tube type b/w (1974)

Kitchen:
26. GE 19" rectangular color tube type (1975)
27. RCA 18" CTC-36 tube type color (1970)
28. Magnavox 23" color console w/stereo and turntable (1968)

Storage shed:
29. Sony 26" white plastic color console (1980's)
30. Wards 13" color (1980's)
31. RCA 12" b/w solid state (early 1980's)

Barn: (main room, garage portion)
32. Sony 27" table top color (1980's)
33. Goldstar 19" color (1980's)
34. GE Porta-color (1970's)
35. GE digital tuning 19" color (1980's)
36. Sears 23" b/w console (1966)
37. Zenith 27" console (bad CRT) (1993)
38. Zenith 23" console w/power tuning (1967)
39. Sears 9" color portable (1970's)
40. Sylvania 13" portable (2000's)
41. Westinghouse 12" tabletop (1940's)
42. Magnavox 23" console w/remote (1968)
43. GE 12" b/w tube type portable (1970's)
44. RCA 15" color portable (1980)
45. Curtis Mathes b/w 23" console (1960's)
47. RCA Lyceum XL-100 25" monitor/receiver (1970's)

Barn, TV storage room:
47. GE 25" solid state console (1980's)
48. Sony 23" tube type tabletop color (made by Admiral, 1968)
49. RCA 15" color portable (1980's)
50. RCA 25" Lyceum monitor/receiver (1986)
51. GE 19" solid state color w/clock and radio (1980's)
52. Philco 25" color w/radio and phono (1970's)
53. Motorola 19" b/w tube type (1960's)
54. Sony 19" color (1980's)
55. Sony 13" color (early 1970's)
56. Zenith 23" color console (1966)
57. RCA CTC-31 tabletop 22" (1968)
58. RCA 19" tabletop color (1980's)
59. Quasar works in a drawer 23" w/tubes (1970's)
59. Montgomery Wards 25" color console (1980's)
60. Zenith 25" console (1980's)
61. Midland 19" b/w solid state (1970's)
62. Zenith 12" b/w tv with digital tuning! (1980's)
63. Zenith 12" b/w w/ manual tuning (1980's)
64. RCA 15" color solid state (1980's)
65. RCA 19" color w/ single knob tuning (1980's)
66. RCA 19" w/ single knob tuner (1977)
67. Zenith 19" b/w tube type (1970)
68. RCA CTC-68 color console (1976)
69. Zenith 23" color console without legs (1968)
69. Truetone 23" b/w console (1960)
70. Hitatchi motel TV 19" color w/ radio (1980's)
71. Zenith 18" b/w with timer (early 1960's)
72. Zenith 9" b/w AC or cigarette lighter (1970's)
73. Magnavox 21" b/w console (1950's)
74. Conrac 17" broadcast monitor (1960's)
75. RCA CTC-92 color console (1979)
76. Magnavox 18" color tabletop (wood cabinet) (1966)
77. Arvin 12" b/w tube type (1960's)
78. GE 19" motel TV solid state (1980's)
79. Curtis Mathes 19" made by RCA (1980's)
80. GE 19" motel TV solid state (1980's)
81. Hitachi 10" color portable (1976)
82. Curtis Mathes 19" color (NEC) (1979)
83. Zenith 25" color console tube type (1974)
84. Emerson 19" color (1980's)
85. GE 19" solid state (1975)
86. GE porta-color (1975)
87. GE Porta-color (1973)

Barn bathroom:
88. RCA 13" color portable (1980's)
89. RCA 12" b/w portable (1980's)

Office at radio station:
90. RCA XL-100 console (1980)
91. Hitatchi 17" solid state color (early 1970's)

I probably have forgotten some---at one time I counted more than 100. Also I have about 100 other TV's stored at my parents' house in the garage, including some b/w sets from 1950-1952.

[Sandy G]

Guys- Gulp !!- I'm not worthy ! I'm not worthy ! I've only got about 2 dozen or so- lots of the little mid-80's Japanese hand-held sets. I DO have a '65 Zenith roundie, though, so I guess there's hope for me yet.-Sandy G.

[kc8adu]

this is a odd one.
48. Sony 23" tube type tabletop color (made by Admiral, 1968)
like to see it!
not aware sony sold anything in the states with other than a trinitron tube.

Originally posted by Chad Hauris
These are the TV's I have:
Bedroom:
1. RCA 5" b/w w/radio (1980's)
2. RCA 23" tube type Lyceum B/W TV/Monitor (1974)
3. Zenith 17" System 3 w/ultrasonic remote (1979)
4. Sears 12" b/w avocado colored portable (1960's/70s)
5. RCA 14" tube type color CTC 52? (1973)
6. Toshiba 15" Blackstripe w/ultrasonic remote (1979)
7. RCA 25" solid state color console CTC 48? (1973)
8. Zenith 18" tube type color (1968)

Office at home:
9. GE 10" solid state color (1984)
10. RCA CTC 68 color console (1975)
11. Emerson 21" b/w tabletop w/wood cabinet (1950's)
12. RCA CTC 92 color console (1979)

Living Room:
13. RCA 17" b/w tabletop (1957)
14. GE 10" color (1986)
15. Admiral 13" B/W (1960's)
16. GE 21" round color console (1964)
17. RCA 16" b/w portable tube type (1974)
18. RCA 8" tube type b/w portable (1950's)
19. K-mart 9" solid state b/w portable (1970's/80's)
20. GE 27" color console (1990's)
21. GE 21" b/w console (1955)
22. Zenith 16" b/w tube type portable (1966)
23. Magnavox 9"color portable w/VCR (1993)
24. Wards Airline 21" round color tabletop (1964)
25. RCA 12" tube type b/w (1974)

Kitchen:
26. GE 19" rectangular color tube type (1975)
27. RCA 18" CTC-36 tube type color (1970)
28. Magnavox 23" color console w/stereo and turntable (1968)

Storage shed:
29. Sony 26" white plastic color console (1980's)
30. Wards 13" color (1980's)
31. RCA 12" b/w solid state (early 1980's)

Barn: (main room, garage portion)
32. Sony 27" table top color (1980's)
33. Goldstar 19" color (1980's)
34. GE Porta-color (1970's)
35. GE digital tuning 19" color (1980's)
36. Sears 23" b/w console (1966)
37. Zenith 27" console (bad CRT) (1993)
38. Zenith 23" console w/power tuning (1967)
39. Sears 9" color portable (1970's)
40. Sylvania 13" portable (2000's)
41. Westinghouse 12" tabletop (1940's)
42. Magnavox 23" console w/remote (1968)
43. GE 12" b/w tube type portable (1970's)
44. RCA 15" color portable (1980)
45. Curtis Mathes b/w 23" console (1960's)
47. RCA Lyceum XL-100 25" monitor/receiver (1970's)

Barn, TV storage room:
47. GE 25" solid state console (1980's)
48. Sony 23" tube type tabletop color (made by Admiral, 1968)
49. RCA 15" color portable (1980's)
50. RCA 25" Lyceum monitor/receiver (1986)
51. GE 19" solid state color w/clock and radio (1980's)
52. Philco 25" color w/radio and phono (1970's)
53. Motorola 19" b/w tube type (1960's)
54. Sony 19" color (1980's)
55. Sony 13" color (early 1970's)
56. Zenith 23" color console (1966)
57. RCA CTC-31 tabletop 22" (1968)
58. RCA 19" tabletop color (1980's)
59. Quasar works in a drawer 23" w/tubes (1970's)
59. Montgomery Wards 25" color console (1980's)
60. Zenith 25" console (1980's)
61. Midland 19" b/w solid state (1970's)
62. Zenith 12" b/w tv with digital tuning! (1980's)
63. Zenith 12" b/w w/ manual tuning (1980's)
64. RCA 15" color solid state (1980's)
65. RCA 19" color w/ single knob tuning (1980's)
66. RCA 19" w/ single knob tuner (1977)
67. Zenith 19" b/w tube type (1970)
68. RCA CTC-68 color console (1976)
69. Zenith 23" color console without legs (1968)
69. Truetone 23" b/w console (1960)
70. Hitatchi motel TV 19" color w/ radio (1980's)
71. Zenith 18" b/w with timer (early 1960's)
72. Zenith 9" b/w AC or cigarette lighter (1970's)
73. Magnavox 21" b/w console (1950's)
74. Conrac 17" broadcast monitor (1960's)
75. RCA CTC-92 color console (1979)
76. Magnavox 18" color tabletop (wood cabinet) (1966)
77. Arvin 12" b/w tube type (1960's)
78. GE 19" motel TV solid state (1980's)
79. Curtis Mathes 19" made by RCA (1980's)
80. GE 19" motel TV solid state (1980's)
81. Hitachi 10" color portable (1976)
82. Curtis Mathes 19" color (NEC) (1979)
83. Zenith 25" color console tube type (1974)
84. Emerson 19" color (1980's)
85. GE 19" solid state (1975)
86. GE porta-color (1975)
87. GE Porta-color (1973)

Barn bathroom:
88. RCA 13" color portable (1980's)
89. RCA 12" b/w portable (1980's)

Office at radio station:
90. RCA XL-100 console (1980)
91. Hitatchi 17" solid state color (early 1970's)

I probably have forgotten some---at one time I counted more than 100. Also I have about 100 other TV's stored at my parents' house in the garage, including some b/w sets from 1950-1952.

[kc8adu]

7 asst roundies i need to work on
1 magnavox tv stereo combo roundie in the front room.
too many rectangulars to count.
1 ct100 in a crate i need to open.
5 portacolors
2 philco safaries that work.
about 15 7"electrostats
10 asst 50's bw portables
and about 40 asst vintage crt's.

[Chad Hauris]

Yes, the Admiral/Sony is an unusual set. The front of the set looks just like the Admiral picture on the photofact folder with a small volume/fine tuning knob between the channel knobs, the circuitry is the same, it uses Admiral tubes. It says "Sony" on the front panel. The set originally was a monitor/receiver, it has a switch for TV/line, but the previous owner removed the video/audio patch panel for some reason. The back cover says "Sony" and it has a long, 3-conductor power cord like the RCA monitor/receivers I have. Sorry I don't have a digital camera, so cannot provide photo.

[captainmoody]

I had a sony vtr with a re-badged admiral b/w tv/monitor from 1968, Thought it was odd that sony would do that. Maybe was something sony america only did?

[Kamakiri]

2 7" electrostats
1 8" Motorola
2 CT100s
4 other roundie colors
3 assorted B&W consoles
1 Predicta
3 other B&Ws

Total 16, but I've had as many as 70 at once

[Sandy G]

Guys- I remember that oddball Sony color- There was a Sony distributor in Knoxville, & I cajoled my dad into taking me there a lot. But he liked looking at all the neat stuff, too. I remember seeing one of those one time back when I was 11 or 12, & I remember it because it was color & didn't "look" like a Sony. Seems like it was on a roll-around cart, & may have had an early VTR with it. I have one of the 1st Trinitrons, a '69 7" color that came from Hammacher-Schlemmer in NYC. I don't think Sony ever really officially imported it into the US. I'd give my eyeteeth to get it working again.-Sandy G.

[veg-o-matic]

My jaw is on the floor!!
Looks like some of you guys could open up a museum. I'm totally jealous!
Not going to list the sets I own--I'd be too embarrassed. But how's about some pictures, fellas? Ya know, with the right marketing, a collection of pics could be turned into a nice coffee table book. I'd buy a copy. Maybe two, so I could keep one nice and drool all over the other.
Bob, who's wishing he'd bought a BIG house with a garage!

[drh4683]

Bob has the idea, get the pics going! We need to fill up that tv picture gallery! Im currently working on getting all of my sets pictured there. Its almost like a tv "photo file" for me. Lets see all the pics on the gallery!

[drh4683]

Since everyone is putting up nice detailed lists of their sets, here are mine:

B/W sets:
1960 Zenith 16F25Q portable/table space command 300
1973 Zenith 12CB12ZX portable hybrid
1965 Zenith 13N15 portable (brown)
1966 Zenith 13N15 portable (white)
1968 Zenith 14Z21 portable
1967 Zenith 14Y33 portable/table
1965 Zenith 14M28 portable/table "touch tuning"
1966 Zenith 14M21 portable
1968 Zenith 14Y33 portable/table, w/ spot light dials
1970 Zenith 14B36 portable/table, all steel cabinet
1967 Rca Victor KCS160 portable/table with 3 function remote
1967 Rca Victor AH054A portable "sweet 16"
1963 Rca Victor 64-A-030 MV "sweet 16"
1963 Rca Victor 94-A-171 MV (hotel set) I have 2 of them!
1967 Rca Victor AJ-0-87W Portable
1965 Rca Victor --------------- Portable/table
1961 Silvertone 528.51696 portable/table "medalist"
1968 Westinghouse PB82A19A portable "pongee"

B/W Console:

1956 Zenith Z3004R, 17Z22Q Space command 200
1960 Zenith D3005W, 16D21Q Space command 300

Color portable:

1969 RCA CTC38, 22" Table
1968 RCA Victor CTC22, RCA's first truly portable TV "Carry-Ette"'
1968 RCA Victor CTC31, 25" table w/ 7 function remote
1973 RCA CTC53 Table
1971 GE "Portacolor"
1971 Zenith 14CC15 portable
1968 Zenith 15YC615 portable
1968 Zenith 15YC616 portable, only 2 models for '68 14" sets
1973 Zenith 14DC15 portable/table chromacolor
1968 Zenith 20X1C38 table
1972 Zenith 20CC50 table
1967 Zenith 20X1C38 table

Color Console:
1968 Sylvania CF521
1965 RCA Victor CTC16 21" roundie
1961 RCA Victor CTC11 21" roundie w/ 7 function remote
1967 RCA Victor CTC31
1966 RCA Victor CTC25
1966 Zenith 23XC38
1968 Zenith 20Y1C48
1965 Zenith 24MC32 21" roundie
1968 Zenith 20Y1C48 w/ space command 600
1963 Zenith 26KC20, all steel cabinet
1965 Zenith 25MC33 21" roundie
1964 Zenith 25MC33 21" roundie w/ space command 400