Vintage TV Hoard

[Fairlane500skyliner]

Boy, isn't that something! Talk about a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Has the estate been cleared of vintage sets and equipment yet?

Chris

[John Marinello]

Originally Posted by Eric H

I've deleted everything related to race and politics from this thread in the hope that it will get back on topic.

Thanks, Eric!

[Tom Albrecht]

Originally Posted by TV-collector

@ Andrea Television
I like the scale, is it the first combo showing a radio scale
and a TV channels scale on one plate?
In the 50s combos were common in some northern european countries.
(Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Germany)
They had TVs and the radios mounted on one chassis.
So its logical that the scales showing radio bands and TV channels.
Example:
http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=h...d=0CIgBEK0DMCA

TV-collector

No, there were lots of radio-TV combos right from the start. The Andrea is quite similar to many DuMont models that use a roller inductor tuner to cover the TV and FM bands in a single continuous tuning band. AM is covered with a separate tuner.

[dtvmcdonald]

Originally Posted by Tom Albrecht

No, there were lots of radio-TV combos right from the start. The Andrea is quite similar to many DuMont models that use a roller inductor tuner to cover the TV and FM bands in a single continuous tuning band. AM is covered with a separate tuner.

I'd love to see a photo of such a tuner (the tuning mechanism, that is.)

[Phil Nelson]

These articles about my Dumont RA-103 and RA-113 sets include various photos of their continuous tuners:

http://antiqueradio.org/DuMontRA-103Television.htm

http://antiqueradio.org/DuMontRA-113Television.htm

Regards,

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

[StellarTV]

Who would have thought: a couple months have passed since the big TV hoarder’s estate sale off in Rocklin. Three entire days of digging, loading, and clearing out nearly every TV set, picture tube, and related part there… that there was yet more nestled in the back of the estate company’s storage locker.

I just received a call from the owner of the estate company, who had my contact information from the first event. She says that they were planning on having another event this upcoming weekend, and in their digging had discovered that there were lingering vestiges of the TV collector estate. All I knew was that there was a Predicta in the lot- the rest was pretty vague. I had no idea that I was walking into two more truckloads of TV sets.

Honestly, it came at a bad time for me, both in the regard of manpower and finances. I tried calling a friend to pass on the Predicta which I thought they might be interested in, but it turns out that they were going to be too wound up to be able to make it out for a look. It was up to me. I had to pull some strings, but in the end we were able to make a deal on all the remaining sets, as well as a very unique Sony Videocorder open reel analog tape recording machine.

Pics are huge, so here are the image links:

http://stellartv.files.wordpress.com...9/img_1870.jpg
http://stellartv.files.wordpress.com...9/img_1869.jpg
http://stellartv.files.wordpress.com...9/img_1867.jpg
http://stellartv.files.wordpress.com...9/img_1871.jpg
http://stellartv.files.wordpress.com...9/img_1868.jpg

Just like the earlier loads, some parts sets, and some restorable sets. I really like the Dumont RA-103 tabletop the most out of all the sets in this lot. Gorgeous. They're all gorgeous.

[Phil Nelson]

Zounds!

You've got enough projects to keep busy for a long time

Phil Nelson

[Captain Video]

Congratulations on such great finds!!!

[kramden66]

You now have one heck of a collection , yeah that RA-103D is a nice set.

[mpatoray]

On that Sony VideoCorder, AV-3650 1/2" EIAJ format this model is B&W. Common educational/industrial videotape recorder. This one was capable of a sort of editing. Not bad decks at all and that one looks to be in great shape.

Let me know if you want any tape for it.

[ChrisW6ATV]

The "gift" that keeps on giving? Nice to see some more good finds from that collection.

[baursam]

Christmas came early, again!!!

I see a few I would be interested in, depending if they can be shipped

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by StellarTV

Now, what to do with them? I don't know yet, but they didn't need to end up in the recycling truck.

No they sure dont!!

GOOD FOR YOU........ They are beautiful..... I changed the HTTPS to HTTP in your links as they didnt show for me as HTTPS.....


I went to an estate sale of ppl who moved out west but i didnt find anything like that!!


GOOD FOR YOU BUD!!!!!!! -- Doing what you can to help keep whats good going!!

[Down Under]

What a fantastic score! There seems to be a lot more interest in vintage TVs in the US than there is in Australia. Maybe I should try to get work over there when I graduate. Any good marketing jobs going?

[StellarTV]

Originally Posted by kramden66

You now have one heck of a collection , yeah that RA-103D is a nice set.

Yep, I really like that one. While I was there I grabbed what look like a set of TV legs, but wasn't quite sure... looked like a small end table with an open top like the RCA 630 series legs I'd seen. Turns out it goes with the Dumont. Looks great.

Originally Posted by Down Under

What a fantastic score! There seems to be a lot more interest in vintage TVs in the US than there is in Australia. Maybe I should try to get work over there when I graduate. Any good marketing jobs going?

Well there should be! I have two friends from Melbourne who were recently hired on by Amazon in Seattle. Paid moving and lodging expenses as well... I was shocked. I guess there was just nobody in all the land who could do what they could, and considered them an investment. I believe they're coders.

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

Zounds!

You've got enough projects to keep busy for a long time

Phil Nelson

Yes, I'm planning on selecting the sets I want to restore or otherwise keep in my collection, as there are multiples of several models. Tom Albrecht recommended hooking up with a local Radio Swap to make some of these available. Shipping can be a bear.