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Found a 1940's "Automatic Radio TV set "
I got call last night made my heart skip a beat
Gent told me ,he had a 1947'Automatic Radio Corp. Television set that he would love for me to look at We talk about an hour and I'll go and check this old girl Out!,he has the entire history of this TV set He told me the original owner was great friend of his family,and was their insurance Agent for a LibertyLife ,that he purchase the set brand new after the war When returning from serving overseas He told me the original owner was a great guy but a bit show off No one yet had a tv set or seen one!,and was a new technology in entertainment That he bought for his new family It's table model with a 6 or 7" inch screen in quite large beautiful walnut cabinet He explain that came up for sale in that Mans estate sale from his son Had to sell along the other household belongings to settle his parents estate in public auction,so this tv has been inside the house since new it would be the OLDEST TV SET IN LAURENS COUNTY SC TO HAVE SURVIVED!, this man also told that researched this set found another one at the Chicago Sceince Museum that has a 1948'Automatic Tv but the only 2 known to exsist his and the museums in the Whole USA I'll take pictures of it!,it's only 12 miles from my home and report back to y'all ASAP! Last edited by 47'Plymouth; 01-21-2014 at 09:26 AM. Reason: Typo error |
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Hurry up!
We want to see it. |
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Great find (and story) and one of the best 7" early post-war TV's in my opinion. Love to see pics of it. I believe the number of existing sets is a bit higher then one or two. I have seen a few on the net from collectors and eBay. It is quite rare though. The console version is the rarest, as I have only seen one existing example. The leatherette portable is the most common, but I still have only seen a handful of them through the years.
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Ok guys and gals I'm back home from our little visit
And have photos to share but don't know how post them on here can somebody give me their email address |
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An Automatic wood tabletop TV with the built-in bubble magnifier is pretty rare. Maybe it is one of those?
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Can anybody tell how to upload new photos here or
An email address quickly y'all post them for me Last edited by 47'Plymouth; 01-21-2014 at 04:23 PM. Reason: Typo and grammar |
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To attach photos press the "go advanved" versus "quick reply" then scrow down to "Additional Options" and select Manage Attachments button under the Attach Files category.
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It went on the air 29 September, 1948! |
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Pics also have to be below a certain size, I think 150k, usually 600 Pixels wide is a good size for the Web.
You can send them to me if you like and I'll size and post them for you. P.M. me and I'll give you my address. |
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I'm waiting on Eric in responding in to my private message
He said he'll post the photos for me so we wait on his reply |
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Sent you an E-Mail.
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Wasn't that the Temple 7" E-stat?
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The Temple was the Temple and the Automatic was the Automatic.
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The Temple TV had a built in magnifier and the Automatic had a built in magnifier on a portable as well as on a wood tabletop. I heard from another collector that Automatic also offered the build-in magnifier as an option for the 7 inch console. I have seen two of the Automatic wood tabletops with the built-in magnifiers listed on eBay in the last 15 years. I don't know who owns them.
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