Way to ruin a great TV!:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1951-BAKELITE-ADMIRAL-TV-FISH-AQUARIUM-/360337132565?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e5c44c15

Holes cut in top to feed the fish even :no::no::no::no::no::no::no:

jr

Ugh :tears:

Those four knob in the middle are totally wrong. He ruined a set of four knobs from a 20X122 or similar. Including the channel selector which has been cut down to fit!
http://i.ebayimg.com/07/!CDDhE)Q!2k~$(KGrHqEOKi8Ezh6FpvgwBNNQj8VCbw~~_3.JP G

Kevin's 20Z1 chassis (http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=249876) goes with this cabinet, but those holes really ruined it :bash:

They only drilled some small holes so it could be fixed and un-fish-tanked at this point if you wanted to pay $99 for a cabinet.

It's missing the door and the knobs have been glued on, hopefully only Hot Glue and not Epoxy.

Thats too bad, I could have even used those knobs. :nono:

Kevin

Hmm. That's a lot closer to reality than the $350 or so from last time around. Gonna have to give this some careful consideration.

Ugh :tears:
Those four knob in the middle are totally wrong. He ruined a set of four knobs from a 20X122 or similar. Including the channel selector which has been cut down to fit!


Hopefully, the correct number of knobs for the middle is Zero... mine just has knurled shafts in that location. :scratch2:

Forgot to mention on the eBay auction post above, but it should be obvious "NOT AFFILIATED !"

jr

Hopefully, the correct number of knobs for the middle is Zero... mine just has knurled shafts in that location. :scratch2:

Forgot to mention on the eBay auction post above, but it should be obvious "NOT AFFILIATED !"

jr

Yeah, it looks ridiculous, they just glued a bunch of unrelated knobs everywhere to hide the fact the door is missing.

Hopefully, the correct number of knobs for the middle is Zero... mine just has knurled shafts in that location. :scratch2:

Forgot to mention on the eBay auction post above, but it should be obvious "NOT AFFILIATED !"

jr

Yes, it should just be four knurled shafts :yes:

Tragic. But I kinka like the antenna...

I asked the guy whether he still has the insides and mentioned that it's worth more as a complete TV than as an aquarium. Guts are gone.

Phil Nelson

Which is worse, did he ream out the shaft holes bigger to accept those knobs, or cut the shafts off the knobs? :thumbsdn: Probably make a mess of that plastic bezel removing those knobs. :thumbsdn:

I'll volunteer this bezel and partial knobs if someone wants to go for that poor thing. Of course the door was busted out of this one too. I also have the chassis with a good crt, but it would be killer to ship the thing. Otherwise I'll just set on this stuff in hope that a nicer cabinet will one day come my way.

Kevin

That knob on the left appears to be glued on with clear silicone; that being the case, those would pop off without much damage. At least the speaker is included, and the antenna is really cool. I just can't invest $150 plus to have thing shipped. Anyone know where the seller is located?

Kevin

That knob on the left appears to be glued on with clear silicone; that being the case, those would pop off without much damage. At least the speaker is included, and the antenna is really cool. I just can't invest $150 plus to have thing shipped. Anyone know where the seller is located?

Kevin

Oxford, MI. ebay hides the item location under the 'Other item info' link on the right.

Whoever did this fish tank obviously had access to more than one Admiral :scratch2:

Kevin

Whoever did this fish tank obviously had access to more than one Admiral :scratch2:

Kevin

The question is did they become fish tanks too?

The question is did they become fish tanks too?

I hope not. Nobody's touching mine :no:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3679768171_33c02e0e87_m.jpg

Well, a few folks bid on it. I hope it gets restored.

It would have if I'd won it, and I tried. I'm regretting not bidding it up higher than I did. It wasn't in great shape, but it was within driving distance. Who knows when/if another one will come along.

I hope not. Nobody's touching mine :no:


Mine neither! http://www.wa2ise.com/radios/admiraltv.jpg

Those are really interesting sets,was Admiral the only maker to produce an entire console out of Bakelite?

I bet the must be quite hard to find without damage.

(nice Flinstones scene,Fred and Barney had to sneak around back for a smoke while their wives work!)