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More trash picking

Can never have too many old TVs! I'm just starting my collection. Think I have about 20 or so now. At one point I had more but some had to go. Later model junk anyway. Good luck with the Magnavox, that is a keeper IMO. :thmbsp:

Lucky.

I wish I lived in your area.

The Magnavox has a Drexel cabinet. It should clean up nice! Fantastic find!
-Tony

Early 60's, 23" screens were common; I don't know if Magnavox offered a 27" set - someone should be able to set me straight on that.

Finding stuff like this has to be one of the major upsides to living in a densely populated area. :)

Magnavox did have a 27" set and remote control too.

I'm wondering if that set is remote, is that a hole for the receiver on the lower left speaker grille?

That's a remote set. It may likely be a 27" as well!

Charles

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Originally Posted by grimer (Post 2712547)

I suppose I'll bust out the ruler and measure the screen

They used to measure the outside dimensions of the CRT, that gives a number inflated by about 2 inches by today's standards. :nono:

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Originally Posted by grimer (Post 2726270)

I Finally got to check out this Magnavox,it is a 27 inch screen,and a remote set
like KX250 mentioned. I removed the back cover and the insides were quite clean,
the set has all Magnavox labeled tubes.Looks like it was not used much.

Man! There's a lot of vacuum in that CRT! Great find, hope you get
is working soon!

27 inchers are kinda rare these days. Great save! Bet it is HEAVY!

Somebody ride by my house and I'll set out my "garbage." I STILL have a beautiful 1958-or9 24" Zenith Space Command (crt and chassis LIKE NEW) that needs a home that WONT make a fish tank out of it. If you REALLY like TV's, and promise to take good care of them, I will throw in a beautiful 1955 Magnavox. The Maggie works, but has a little HV trouble. I replaced the flyback as the old one went up in smoke. The new one works but started arching badly so I shut er down. Needs capacitors I'm sure. I watched this TV trouble free for several years. The fly smoked out back in the 90's and I retired it. Then the web came along and I found replacement parts. NOW I'm out of work like half of the country. I'm not trying to make money. The stuff is free. I keep the tubes.

I'm just finding good homes for things to lighten my load a bit. I just don't want to wait and have things go REALLY wrong one day and have to trash stuff in a hasty move. Also, I really could use the room. You can't keep everything forever......

Oh, I also have at least one boring 19" color set (works good) from the boring years (80s-90s) that I will throw in.....