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There are a few sets there that I wouldn't mind forking over $2,700 for
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Kent Warner indirectly sparked my interest in vintage TV's way back around 1980 when I was 13. He had a short article about TV collecting in a book simply called "TV Book" by Judy Fireman from 1977 (http://www.amazon.com/TV-Book-The-Ul.../dp/0894800027), which is in my book collection now. It features his TRK-12, which he mentions that he recently purchased, his 3" Pilot that he "rescued from a junk-pile", and his RCA 621TS. I instantly became fascinated, but back then you really didn't see the early sets turning-up anywhere, so I began collecting radios. I did eventually end-up with the Pilot and RCA 621 though! Sorry to hear Kent passed years ago. I would have loved to see some good photo's of his collection. Joe Last edited by decojoe67; 03-14-2015 at 11:35 AM. |
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I also have both of those books in my collection. Purchased at the time of their publication so many years ago. Included is the iconic photo, you mentioned, of Chuck Seidel w/his "stacked" collection of vintage 7" TV sets from the book "A Flick of the Switch". And a portion of Kent Warner's article from the book "TV Book". These and a few others, including the late Ed Reitan, & Gary Hough are the early pioneers of vintage TV collecting long before the internet. Sorry to say when I visited Kent Warner's home back in the 70's I didn't have a camera w/me. I know of no other photos other than the TV Guide article and TV Book photo. -Steve D.
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Danny Gustafson, Jack Davis and Arnold Chase were the major early collectors. Here is an article from Popular Mechanics in 1985.
Notice the mention of the UCLA collection at the end of the article. This was surely a refference to Ed Reitan. |
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Danny's house was full of RCA stuff, as were two condo's he had that were just to store more stuff (no one living in them or any real furniture), and several storage units around Chicago. Here are just a few pictures of his house and one of the condo's.
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Here is yet another article on vintage TV collecting from VIDEO Magazine
March, 1985. Scanned as best I can without breaking the binding. Danny is mentioned here as well. UCLA did and still has a collection of vintage TV's apart from Ed Reitan's collection. Both Ed & I had sets there for a while. The collection was not on public display. I did have the pleasure of joining my good friend Ed Reitan and Danny Gustafson for dinner some years ago when Danny visited Los Angeles. Sadly, both have passed. What a wonderful evening of TV talk that was. -Steve D.
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What model would that be, and does anyone have pictures of it? . |
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of the main receivers to be disposed of from Danny's collection. I can't locate this flyer. Att. is a photo of an RCA TRK-12. They all looked alike. -Steve D.
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I also want to say the articles and pics are great! The mirror-in-the-lid GE is a particular rare and classy art-deco piece. Last edited by decojoe67; 03-15-2015 at 06:22 PM. |
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