Old photos of TV's

[Eric H]

As long as she's not actually naked I don't see why not.

[Captain Video]

Ok, here they are:

[rld-tv01]

I was searching americanradiohistory.com and found this picture of eight new TVs for 1947. Who out there has all eight sets in their collection? I only have 3 of them: Viewtone, Dumont 102 Clifton, and RCA.

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/...-Page-0099.pdf

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by rld-tv01

I was searching americanradiohistory.com and found this picture of eight new TVs for 1947. Who out there has all eight sets in their collection? I only have 3 of them: Viewtone, Dumont 102 Clifton, and RCA.

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/...-Page-0099.pdf

Great photo of some of the earliest post-war TV offerings.
The most desirable one there, although a real bare-bones cheap set, is the Viewtone on the far right. Easily valued in the low thousands. Just a few of them are known to exist. The next rare one is the Remington console. It's hard to see in the pic, but it's a very impressive, high-quality pre-war-looking console. I recall hearing of one in existence in all my years. The angled-front Dumont console is very pre-war-like too and quite rare and unusual. Lastly, the Stewart-Warner console is one of the more uncommon of the small early console TV's.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

Great photo of some of the earliest post-war TV offerings.
The most desirable one there, although a real bare-bones cheap set, is the Viewtone on the far right. Easily valued in the low thousands. Just a few of them are known to exist. The next rare one is the Remington console. It's hard to see in the pic, but it's a very impressive, high-quality pre-war-looking console. I recall hearing of one in existence in all my years. The angled-front Dumont console is very pre-war-like too and quite rare and unusual. Lastly, the Stewart-Warner console is one of the more uncommon of the small early console TV's.

I was surprised to see that the Stewart-Warner is a rebadged GE 801 or similar. That was before S-W built their own sets.

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I was surprised to see that the Stewart-Warner is a rebadged GE 801 or similar. That was before S-W built their own sets.

1947 Stewart Warner rebadged 1947 GE 801. Anyone have schematics to compare?


-Steve D.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by Steve D.

1947 Stewart Warner rebadged 1947 GE 801. Anyone have schematics to compare?


-Steve D.

I'm thinking the Stewart Warner looks similar to GE, but is a different set, not a rebadged one, but I'm not sure.
I actually only recall seeing one of these sets unearthed a few years ago. Definitely uncommon.

PS -
Remington Radio Corporation (no connection with Remington firearms) was based out of 80 Main Street, White Plains, NY, and appeared to install Dumont chassis' into high-end tabletop and console cabinets. They called their sets a "Rembrandt - master in the art of television". Tabletops were pricey at $495 and consoles at $895. They appear to have been into TV production at least up to 1950.

[kramden66]

Originally Posted by Captain Video

Ok, here they are:

Betty Paige and a muntz?

[Captain Video]

Originally Posted by kramden66

Betty Paige and a muntz?

Which one of the two TVs is a Muntz?

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by Captain Video

Which one of the two TVs is a Muntz?

Pretty sure the one on the stand is a Raytheon, or at least Raytheon built, the one behind her chair is an Emerson.

[Captain Video]

The year was 1964 or 1965 and the picture was taken in the heart of downtown here - it is the delivering of electronics and home appliances to the participants of a contest sponsored by a local department store. The TV is a Brazilian brand "Empire" 23 inch set:

[Captain Video]

A Predicta was the award of this 1960 toothpaste television contest:

[maxm]

These photos were in a collection of stereo Kodachrome slides I found at an estate sale last year. It looks like the set on the stand is the same one in four of the photos. The furniture moves around, but the curtains are the same.

[decojoe67]

Homes had such a warm "homey" look to them pre-1955 or so if you notice in the pics. After that they took on that sparse modern colder look.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

Homes had such a warm "homey" look to them pre-1955 or so if you notice in the pics. After that they took on that sparse modern colder look.

The home in the first four pictures does have the "lived-in" look.
The set-top antenna is in several different places in the four pictures. It must've been hard to get decent reception in that location.
I never saw a sofa with that kind of arm, where the cushion was part way under the arm.
The TV, that a good question? It looks like an Admiral, turned upside down.
To me, it could be an East-coast make, Olympic, CBS Columbia!
Not enough of the front is visible.