Kutztown Emerson Model 644 Find

Picked this 12" 1949 set for $30- this past Sat., complete but for speaker.

It one day hopefully will look like this-

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1949-Emerson-644-12in.jpg

John H.

[Tony V]

Nice set John! I always thought these looked cool the way they handled the round screen. I always liked the earlier Emerson script they used also. I've seen several of these restored and they produce a nice picture. I hope its an easy restoration for you.
-Tony

[Tube TV]

For 30 bucks ,how can you loose , it's a great find

Thanks guys, it's actually compact for a 12" set of that era. By the by Kutztown is a great place for old TVs, they are usually cheap. I actually had to turn down a set because it was too nice to live with me. It was an RCA CTC-7 that had never been sold- a former display table (crushing) model with the showroom stickers still on it- $350-. I was sorely tempted but I'm too much of a fixer-upper guy with clumsy cats! A meticulous collector, a former customer and acquaintance of mine picked it up.

John H.

[bgadow]

Anytime you can get a 10-12" set for that money, it's worth it. Assuming the crt is good, you're ahead of the game.

One of these times I'm going to ride up to the Kutztown show. I have been to that flea market, one weekend when nothing special was going on. I'm assuming the radio meet must expand out into the open area? The stretch of canopy covered tables didn't look that big to me.

Originally Posted by bgadow

One of these times I'm going to ride up to the Kutztown show. I have been to that flea market, one weekend when nothing special was going on. I'm assuming the radio meet must expand out into the open area? The stretch of canopy covered tables didn't look that big to me.

Oh, it's plenty big! Beast of the East, it overflows into the other pavilion too, here are my pics-

http://hagstar.phanfare.com/slidesho...tion_id=588947

http://hagstar.phanfare.com/slidesho...lbum_id=280342

John H.

[Dan Starnes]

Great pics Hagstar,, thanks
Dan

[grimer]

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