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Old 03-01-2012, 08:19 PM
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Going to Knoxville Tomorrow..

To pick up my 1949-50 Zenith 12" Porthole, & possibly my 8" Arvin...Whatever Terry has for me...Will let U know ASAP I get home...I'm diggin' on My Porthole...Wanted one o' Those since WHENEVER...they're SO "1950"...NOT mid or Late '50s...Will let U know ASAP...Wish me luck...-Sandy
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Old 03-01-2012, 09:43 PM
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Hey Sandy hope you score big may be you would be a real sport and send me that Arvin on our next crapswap(grin) Timothy
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Old 03-02-2012, 07:02 AM
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Post some pictures of that Porthole TV. Many of us love to see them.

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Old 03-02-2012, 05:39 PM
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Well, got home w/it, its SAFELY ensconsed in the back of LA's Touareg, & there it will stay til tomorrow, as I'm too Pooped to Pop...Its more than I REALLY wanna handle solo, its not that's all that heavy, its just AWKWARD as all hell...I would HATE for my 10-yr sojourn to get a specific Zenith Porthole end up in shards because of me tryin' to Show What a Man I am...Besides, I need to clean off my workbench, 'cause I wanna REALLY "Detail" clean it & get some brown shoe polish to go over the vinyl/plastic/leather covering.
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Old 03-02-2012, 06:10 PM
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I for one am teeming with anticipation for some pictures .
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Old 03-02-2012, 06:51 PM
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Since yall'r drool'n for porthole pictures I'll show ya sumpthin unusual to wet your appitite. Feast yer eyes on the bizzare spectacle of a porthole working on it's original caps (save for 3-5 maroon droops from a OLD repair).




If yours displays this good of a picture sandy then you'll know your repair guy got it going "like new".

I'd seriously like to see this set ya been yakin' about for all this time as well.
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Old 03-02-2012, 07:14 PM
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Mine is a "Claridge", a 12" tabletop. You can see one operating on Youtube-"Liberace-Nola-On 1950 Zenith Television"
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I would be remiss unless I gave proper kudos to whom I GOT this set from-Our own Harry Poster. I've bought TVs from Harry several times, along w/a CRT or 2, & while, yes, you WILL pay a bit more froim Harry, you also WILL get what you wanted, & it will be shipped PROPERLY-No worries about gettting made into Doodle-Dust. Harry, I Salute you !
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I would be remiss unless I gave proper kudos to whom I GOT this set from-Our own Harry Poster. I've bought TVs from Harry several times, along w/a CRT or 2, & while, yes, you WILL pay a bit more froim Harry, you also WILL get what you wanted, & it will be shipped PROPERLY-No worries about gettting made into Doodle-Dust. Harry, I Salute you !
I don't know why you are telling everyone how great Harry Poster is. He advertised four CRTs on ebay and claimed that they were in the very good reading. I bought all four all the CRTs tested far below the Very Good reading one was dead one tested three on the B&K 465 meter. He told me he thought I would just put them in a set and if they worked that would justify a Very Good reading. Well he got a surprise when I tested the CRTs before I put them in a set. I tried to return three of them but he refused to take one back that I read as DEAD! The last one because he had miss labled it didn't get picked up for return. He blaims ME for it. I told him to never do business with me again PERIOD!!

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I don't know where you get off telling everyone how great Harry Poster is. He advertised four CRTs on ebay and claimed that they were in the very good reading. I bought all four all the CRTs tested far below the Very Good reading one was dead one tested three on the B&K 465 meter. He told me he thought I would just put them in a set and if they worked that would justify a Very Good reading. Well he got a surprise when I tested the CRTs before I put them in a set. I tried to return three of them but he refused to take one back that I read as DEAD! The last one because he had miss labled it didn't get picked up for return. He blaims ME for it. I told him to never do business with me again PERIOD!!
Then why haven't you left him negative feedback for those four auctions? If this is true, don't you feel any obligation to warn others on eBay itself?

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...e=VIP:feedback

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Then why haven't you left him negative feedback for those four auctions? If this is true, don't you feel any obligation to warn others on eBay itself?

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...e=VIP:feedback

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Well, I hate to hear that-but MY experience w/Harry has been 100% POSITIVE-2-3 TVs, a couple CRTS, & a few other odds 'n' ends. I also got the impression that Harry would do everything he could to make something right. Just my .02 worth.
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I cleaned 'er up today, 1st w/Windex & soft cloths-It was kinda NASTY, & then went down to Wally-World & got some brown shoe polish. Went over it w/that, my wife donated a pair of her pantyhose to "Buff" it with, I must say it looks GREAT ! It kinda "Glows" rather than "Shines", but that's what you want. Feels smooth, too. Just a few "Boogers", for the most part the shoe polish hides 'em, & anyway, they kinda give it a "Patina" of age.Maybe I oughta break out the Digicam & take a few pics...
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Old 03-04-2012, 07:34 PM
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That is quite amazing.
Did you purchase that Porthole at the Early Television conference last year?

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Since yall'r drool'n for porthole pictures I'll show ya sumpthin unusual to wet your appitite. Feast yer eyes on the bizzare spectacle of a porthole working on it's original caps (save for 3-5 maroon droops from a OLD repair).




If yours displays this good of a picture sandy then you'll know your repair guy got it going "like new".

I'd seriously like to see this set ya been yakin' about for all this time as well.
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