Cool Firestone TV

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This place says it ships but doesn't pack.

If you live in Las Vegas, the starting bid plus the 20% auction fee might make it worthwhile.

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Anyone know if this set is a RCA 721 "clone"? It kinda looks like it.

Anyone know if this set is a RCA 721 "clone"? It kinda looks like it.

Yes, in fact I used the schematic for this set when I recapped my 721.
There are quite a few sets that used the 721 chassis.

I think it is a teletone clone. I have a 7" firestone which is a clone of the 7" teletone portable. The 10" looks like the teletone TV249 on the tvhistory site.


http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tvhistory.tv/1949-Teletone-TV249-10in.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.tvhistory.tv/1946-49-TELE-TONE.htm&h=238&w=364&sz=16&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=eBr_UmY8E77xyM:&tbnh=79&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dteletone%2Btelevision%26svnum%3D10%26 hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG

Eric,

I guess that should not come as a surprise, as there were a lot of set manufacturers which used the '630 chassis. RCA was licensing these designs or selling partly or fully assembled chassis to lots of makers.

I think it is a teletone clone. I have a 7" firestone which is a clone of the 7" teletone portable. The 10" looks like the teletone TV249 on the tvhistory site.


Actually the 10" Tele-Tone is a clone, it uses the RCA chassis.
I have schematics on both these sets and they are basically the 721, there are some minor differences apparently hence the need for two schematics, (plus a third for an actual 721) I have a Coronado that also uses this chassis.