does anyone have or know where i can find an admiral bakelite floor model tv. i havent been able to find one anywhere. thanks a lot

I have a bakelite Admiral console. It is not the earliest style though, it uses a 12" round tube and a single chassis.

Two on ebay at this time,, one ends in bout 4 hours.
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-BAKELITE-ADMIRAL-TELEVISION-TV-MODEL-22X12_W0QQitemZ280158683403QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3638 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Restored-Vintage-Admiral-Model-24R12-Bakelite-T-V_W0QQitemZ290168527284QQihZ019QQcategoryZ3638QQss PageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Good luck!
Dan

*sigh*

you missed a nice one on ebay this afternoon , it sold for 36.00 and they would even ship worldwide ,if I had known it was going to sell that cheap I would have bid on it myself .
Did any AK members get this set ?
I think it was a 1950 .

sorry i forgot to specify. i was actually looking for an earlier model admiral, like the 20x-122

One turned up recently at a local auction. I went and checked it out even though I already have one-well, if it went real cheap, why not grab it? Unfortunately, the guys who worked at the sale were clumsy and busted the end off the crt. The glass wasn't broke but it wasn't pretty. So, I passed. Weeks later I spotted the same set in a local antique mall. Nothing had been done to it. Price tag $250!

Here's the diagram of the 24R12 Admiral Bakelite set:
http://www.geocities.com/wa2ise/radios/adm.gif

you missed a nice one on ebay this afternoon , it sold for 36.00 and they would even ship worldwide ,if I had known it was going to sell that cheap I would have bid on it myself .
Did any AK members get this set ?
I think it was a 1950 .

Yes i got it! Am picking it up tomorrow. A long drive from S Illinois to Cincinnati though!

Cool that you got it,, show us some pics when you get it.
Dan

Hey There's one in Chicago! See auction post
Terry