Eric H
04-28-2010, 10:05 PM
OK, how cool is this:
Harry P, I borrowed your picture, hope that's OK?
http://cgi.ebay.com/rare-working-1949-bakelite-Hallicrafters-Sky-Rider-TV-/330428594697?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cef143a09
It appears the cabinet splits in two at the center?
tvdude1
04-29-2010, 06:19 AM
Looks like a Halicrafter chassis. I have the Halicrafter porthole version.
Sandy G
04-29-2010, 07:54 AM
"Skyrider" was the name Hallicrafters gave to their premium line of shortwave receivers during the Thirties thru the Fifties.
Phil Nelson
04-29-2010, 11:40 AM
I own some Hallicrafters boatanchors and it would be very tempting to have a Skyrider TV to match. Not tempting enough to pay shipping across North America, though.
Phil Nelson
jr_tech
04-29-2010, 03:43 PM
"Skyrider" was the name Hallicrafters gave to their premium line of shortwave receivers during the Thirties thru the Fifties.
They also used the name "Skyrider Jr" on some not-so-premium models such as the S41-G... I have one of these that my father purchased just after WW-2... looks like H... (I think he repainted some of the gray with a brush!), but it plays fine. I do not intend to restore it, but intend to just leave it the way it was when he had it. :yes:
jr