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drh4683 · #16 08-13-2007, 04:01 PM

I think you guys got it. After looking at it, it appears to be "Amsterdam". I never noticed the cross on the letter "t" untill I looked at a close up of the photo on the computer here. I thought it was a "b" all this time.
The lady who owned the set just passed away at 68 which is not really old. According to social security death index, she was from ohio. To help reinforce this, there is an Amsterdam Ohio with a mill st. The lady must have been divorced and remarried as her current last name up untill her death was pedigo. The house was pretty clean and she didnt keep much old stuff other than this TV set. I was surprised to see it considering how the rest of the home was furnished. I always try to research who owned the TV's I pick up. Thanks again

Carmine · #17 08-13-2007, 06:52 PM

That looks a LOT like the set I had to leave in the trash last week.

Except mine had a simpler cabinet. It also said "accucolor"... Was this a newer version?

BTW, Here's a picture of somebody I know named "Pedigo" Maybe it was her grandma, lol

http://www.amg-lite.com/heather_pedigo/

bgadow · #18 08-14-2007, 11:51 AM

Well, she would have come in awful handy loading that CTC-40, right?

kx250rider · #19 08-14-2007, 12:15 PM

Nice face, but...............

Charles

Carmine · #20 08-15-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bgadow

Well, she would have come in awful handy loading that CTC-40, right?

I was wondering if somebody was gonna say that!!

Heather is probably one of the prettiest FBBs out there, tall too, at 5'11".

Just figured I'd chime in with my other hobby (weights).

zenith2134 · #21 08-16-2007, 07:21 PM

Woah, tough girl.

The TV ain't bad either,

Really nice score. Still waiting for the day to come when I find any RCA over here thats pre-CTC89...

radiotvnut · #22 08-16-2007, 11:54 PM

It's a rarity around here to find anything pre CTC149. It's like the supply of vintage TV's came to a dead stop. I did give away (and that was a chore) a working 19" CTC108 the other day because I was tired of stepping over it.

Einar72 · #23 08-18-2007, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mattdavala

Interesting my set uses a 3A3 when I would have expected a compactron 3AT2.

Funny, now that you mention it, I can't think of any regular-production CTC-anythings that use any compactrons. They were the brainchild of GE, far as I can tell, but RCA obviously sold them as replacements. The octal HV sockets and 3A3-family types were still churning out so fast they probably couldn't be beat for price, and the costs associated with changing a part that needed no change, I think, made the changeover a non-starter.