Free Unknown Vintage B/W Console...
 

Well,to me any way. Looks like the CRT has been necked though.:scratch2: Could be a nice project for somebody local? http://raleigh.craigslist.org/zip/3228376725.html

Ouch! a 16G or AP4. :tears:
Look at all the cigarette tar on the glass. Little wonder. Set is from the cigarette capital of the world. :yes:

Looks like a 1950 RCA set with a KCS 47 chassis.
Terry

Too bad. Woulda been a nice resto job for somebody.

looks like the neck is broken, and there was something burning inside it, iv seen that swurl smoke pattern before on things .

That is a beautiful set and a nice screen size. Someone should restore that even though it needs a picture tube. RCA sets of that era are very high quality.

Calling Bill Cahill, Bill Cahill! Front and Center!

That KCS47 wasn't one of RCA's better efforts. The sets before it and after were a lot better.
The weak spot in all early RCA's was that lousy metal CRT. :sigh:

Posting has been deleted. Hopefully it found a good home and not dragged to the local dump....:scratch2:

I avoid any sets with metal cone CRTs. When I bought my 1952 RCA Kendall console which is still awaiting restoration, I made very sure that the 17" tube was a glass one. If I ever get to restoring it that set will become a daily driver.

I have a pretty nice 1947 8T-243 tabletop with a good 10BP4 if any RCA fans are interested. A few years ago I had audio and a crisp raster with the horizontal freq. way off. I had to jump in power supply electrolytics in order to keep from flaming rectifier tubes. I ended up restoring a 1950 ish TC-127 and lost interest in the 243. Guess I am an oddball because frankly I think 50s sets are much better looking and interesting than 40s jobs.