Late 1940s Admiral Bakelite Tabletop TV For Sale Locally

[Electronic M]

They are among the better electrostatic deflection sets out there, but remember that means they have a few 6KV paper caps that have to be replaced and are costly to replace... Advice on the CRT above should be taken in to account.

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

They are among the better electrostatic deflection sets out there, but remember that means they have a few 6KV paper caps that have to be replaced and are costly to replace... Advice on the CRT above should be taken in to account.

I'll definitely keep those things in mind.

[Phil Nelson]

Those are nice sets — among the best-performing 7-inch TVs, and not terribly difficult to restore. This article describes how I restored mine:

https://antiqueradio.org/Admiral19A12Television.htm

Regards,

Phil Nelson
Phil’s Old Radios
https://antiqueradio.org/index.html

[decojoe67]

I would take a chance on the CRT (I've had bad one's, but way more good ones) being good at that price, although if you can chew the seller down a little bit more, go for it. It's a appealing set and, like the others stated, a very solid performer.
I got mine from the son of the original owner, from the original home. It was never stowed away, so it's super clean. My repairman friend restored the chassis and it's performed excellent since then: