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02-19-2013, 06:15 AM
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I shipped a porthole with uship. I was the sender, so I was responsible for the packing, which is probably 75% of the battle. I put it on a skid, bubble wrapped it twice, built a box over it, bubble wrapped that, then shrink wrapped it. Then I put some L-shaped corner pieces on the top and strapped it to the pallet. Then I sat back and bit my nails until I heard from the buyer
 All went well though. It arrived with no damage. 
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02-19-2013, 07:39 AM
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I've used Uship before and was happy with the results. I sent you the direct email for the guy I used. The set I purchased wasn't packed at all. Glen (the shipper) blanket wrapped the set and it arrived in Pittsburgh just as it left.
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02-20-2013, 01:44 PM
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02-20-2013, 10:48 AM
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Sorry to hear that, I thought the deal was already closed and you were just looking
for a carrier. Good luck, you may eventually find something even nicer...
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02-20-2013, 01:01 PM
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dieseljeep: it could very well be as early as '52. I have that information here somewhere. But I'm certain it's a 21" tube.
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02-20-2013, 01:20 PM
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Take a look here:
http://tvhistory.tv/1953-Motorola-Brochure.JPG To me (judging from the Knob spacing vs width of the CRT), the Avatar set is looking more like a 17".  jr
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02-20-2013, 01:35 PM
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Keep in mind that to a kid that sat there with his nose practically pressed up against the TV, a 17" screen would have looked pretty huge! 
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02-20-2013, 04:17 PM
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 One thing that puzzles me about the avatar set is the aspect ratio of the CRT, which measures more like 6x9 rather than 4x3. Did the pix get stretched, or is this some strange rendering of the avatar on my system? jr
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02-20-2013, 07:59 PM
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If that TV was bought in Northern Jersey, it very likely did not have UHF. Nothing sold within 50 miles of Philly had UHF either
It was a floor model, right? My first set was a Motorola, 10 years newer and I never saw another like it. But I will keep an eye out for one like yours. Motorolas seemed to sell well here despite RCA having a CRT factory in town.
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02-21-2013, 02:08 PM
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Greetings from FixitLand!
I am following this thread with interest. Like Dave S., my "first TV" in 1970 was a 1953 Motorola (in my case, a 17F13 radio-TV-phono in the limed-oak cabinet; TV Chassis TS-401) given me by family friends. The phono in that rig was a funky triangular-shaped unit with a large record-support shelf that slid in and out for different-sized records. Unfortunately, the radio chassis and speaker had been removed; getting the set operational again was daunting for a 15-year-old! (Had to learn about "electro-dynamic speakers.") But the TV did play again, and ran until 1975 when I parted it out (wish I hadn't now! but I likely still have most of the tubes). Had a visible ion burn, but no brightener. The picture tube was a 17LP4 cylindrical-face tube, and it did seem to have a slightly wider pic than other tubes of its size. It's a touch more rectangular than most of its contemporaries. My Zenith K1846R has the same tube. The set was purchased new in the Portland, Oregon area, and at that time the only channel available here was KPTV Ch. 27, so it had a factory UHF tuner (which I never got to use, since Ch. 27 merged with KLOR Ch. 12 in 1958 and UHF went dark in Portland until 1982). The VHF tuner was wafer-switch-style rather than the turret type. High-voltage cage is built into the chassis rather than sitting proud on top of the chassis as with most sets. The set also uses selenium rectifiers, so beware...<grin!> Good luck with your search... J. E. Knox "The Victor Freak"
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