admiral tube tvs!

[wa2ise]

At first I though, oh God, someone fishtanked it. But now that I look at it, it looks like an add on water or oil filled lens to magnify the CRT face size. whew.

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

At first I though, oh God, someone fishtanked it. But now that I look at it, it looks like an add on water or oil filled lens to magnify the CRT face size. whew.

Right, it's a giant add on magnifier. The chassis and CRT are on the floor to the right of the set.
The cabinet is in miserable condition and the chassis is a bit chewed up, but when I saw that magnifier I knew I had to get it

[Aussie Bloke]

Back in the late 1950s and possibly 60s Admiral B&W tellies were selling down here in Australia, an example of an Australian Admiral set is a 1957 Admiral Imperial 800 21" B&W TV which can be viewed at the Powerhouse Museum website http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/coll...ase/?irn=11134 . According to the given info this set was made in Sydney so Admiral must of had an overseas branch here in Australia to manufacture tellies for the Aussie market. Also got some 1957 pictures from some state library site of the Admiral TV assembly line in a factory located in Bankstown so that would be where that set was made, here they are:

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Aussie Bloke

Back in the late 1950s and possibly 60s Admiral B&W tellies were selling down here in Australia

Drop by http://www.vintage-radio.com.au/. They have a TV forum there, along with antique radios.
http://vintage-radio.com.au/default.asp?f=6