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miniman82
03-15-2011, 11:05 PM
Looks like Dumont's little brother or something, with that little radio on the side.

not affiliated

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/fuo/2255090126.html

http://images.craigslist.org/3k73mf3l25T35U55S2b386bb3efd797df1fe1.jpg

bandersen
03-15-2011, 11:18 PM
Nuts! Another one that's too far away :(

It's an Andrea. I think Eric H restored one recently.
http://www.tvhistory.tv/1948-Andrea-CVK12.jpg

miniman82
03-15-2011, 11:52 PM
Don't hear that name too often.

Eric H
03-16-2011, 04:18 AM
It's an Andrea, I have the tabletop version, someone on the Antique Radios forum restored a console like that recently.

Interesting sets, similar to Dumont's in some ways (CRT and tuner) but a different chassis.

That's a steal at $75.

dieseljeep
03-16-2011, 09:31 AM
Don't hear that name too often.

In the 50+ years I worked on TV's, I never worked on, or seen an Andrea, Fada or a Kay-Halbert. I guess no one ever moved to Milwaukee, from those regions where the sets were common.

Phil Nelson
03-16-2011, 12:49 PM
Yah, the chassis looks DuMont-ish at first glance, with the battleship-sized power transformer and I assume a continuous tuner. There are significant differences from the RA-103 of that year, tho'.

The front looks a little awkward to me, with the CRT bezel and big tuning dial smack-dab against each other. Might look better if they had used a dark surround for the CRT.

Phil Nelson