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Old 08-09-2009, 09:05 PM
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TV Fish Tank

Ugh, someone actually did it

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/fuo/1312781333.html
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Old 08-09-2009, 09:09 PM
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Wow, that's the most horrid example of a fishtanked TV I've ever seen.
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Old 08-09-2009, 09:16 PM
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Gaack, at least it was a common Philco.
I thought the artwork was actually pretty good, to gaudy for most people to put in their house but good in a cartoon sort of way.
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Old 08-09-2009, 11:17 PM
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That Philco has got CRABS!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
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Old 08-10-2009, 03:36 AM
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I'd like to offer them $125 for just the guts of the TV, if they would let me smash the abomination shown in the pictures for free.
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Old 08-10-2009, 04:31 AM
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The cat litter box was the worst , however this isn't too far off .
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Old 08-10-2009, 07:24 AM
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Six sticks of dynamite would improve the setting.
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Old 08-10-2009, 09:14 AM
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You have perfect TV alignment ERIC H

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Old 08-10-2009, 10:59 AM
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Why do you suppose it is that we never actually see any of these idiotic projects in their completed stage? The ads should just say:

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I've done all the easy and artsy stuff like smashing the TV guts and fingerpainting the cabinet. Now all you have to do is the complicated stuff like putting on a hinged lid, finding the actual aquarium tank, routing the pump, etc.

My aborted project can be yours for just $125.
I actually met a "collector" the other day who wants to do this to his sets. Given that many of them are in the exact same spot they were in 1989, I'm not too worried about seeing it happen.
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Old 08-10-2009, 11:09 AM
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I have that exact set in blonde, and it its staying that way! It's a '54 and a great performer on original caps. They really effed this set up bad.
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Old 08-10-2009, 01:44 PM
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Exclamation TV Fish Tanks sould be "Betamaxed" soon

This is pretty much one of the reasons why my vintage TVs here in North Bay are "Private Property" and "No Trespassing" to the general public for the most part except to those I can really trust in this city and who I can really trust in general. No offense to any fellow AK'ers here. Just doing my job to make a lot of valued-or should say highly valued members here on Audiokarma who highly prize vintage TV sets and put in a lot of well spent hours working and restoring those vintage TVs and proudly showing them off like a mint condition '57 Chevy Bel-Air or a mint condition 1953 Corvette
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Old 08-10-2009, 02:18 PM
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That looks pretty much like most of the 'art' I see in this town. I've noticed that in Chicago, "I'm an artist" often means "I want to feel better about working in a coffee shop at age 35". (though we do have a few that are the real deal).
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Old 08-10-2009, 06:57 PM
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Recently in Adamstown PA I saw a 1950 12 inch bakelite TV converted to a TV Clock. The chassis was completely gone with a 5 inch digital clock stuck in the center of the 12 inch screen. He filled the screen outside the clock with a lighter color plastic. The bakelite cabinet looked brand new and had the original knobs glued on. He wanted $45 for the TV clock.
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Old 08-10-2009, 07:03 PM
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Old 08-10-2009, 07:27 PM
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It looked like this one before it was ruined.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1954-Philco-Cons...d=p3286.c0.m14
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