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kx250rider · #31 03-23-2010, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by John Marinello

Judging by how closely they're crammed together, the ones in the photo ain't roundies.

I have to agree... But I do see some B&W consoles there, including a Zenith solid-state 23" (on shelf to right). I'm fairly sure I see some CTC-38-ish consoles, and who knows what all else. As I said in my earlier post, I'd be shocked if that's the only room full of sets he has!!!

Charles

ctc17 · #32 03-23-2010, 09:47 AM

I just talked to the seller. They were a Packard Bell distributor for the state in the 70s. He says 90% are Packard Bell sets. Some new, some returns, some that were attempted fixes etc.
He is willing to work with me.
Ill have to think about this for a few and see what audobon has to say.
Packard Bell......hmmmmm

kx250rider · #33 03-23-2010, 09:49 AM

PB made roundies fairly late; I had a 1967 PB roundie.

Charles

ctc17 · #34 03-23-2010, 09:58 AM

If I was to go harvest a load of them how many of my fellow west coast people would be willing to come pick up a few at a reasonable price and help me offset the $3k it would cost for me to get them here???

***Eric H*** · #35 03-23-2010, 10:15 AM

Someone here has a NOS Packard bell from the 60's, I wonder if it came from this same place?

I'd love to have a NOS set but I need to get rid of a few, not take more in!

ctc17 · #36 03-23-2010, 12:18 PM

bid placed.....

radiotvnut · #37 03-23-2010, 12:32 PM

Excellent. Now, let's wait and see how it goes.

drh4683 · #38 03-23-2010, 01:19 PM

Excellent! I'd like to be able to help out any way I can. Whats with the rush rush on the sellers part with the 12 days after the auction deal? Did he loose the building or something? Whatever the case, whoever goes there needs to get as may pictures as possible. I'd really like to make a vacation out of it and go out there to check it out, not that I need any more TV's. He's probably got parts and service manuals etc all over too. This sounds like a real gold mine for us.

electroking · #39 03-23-2010, 01:31 PM

'large copper wire yokes'. I hope some of these sets get a better fate than being
junked for scrap copper. Good luck to the courageous guy who is bidding on them!

ctc17 · #40 03-23-2010, 01:54 PM

Said he needs to clean out the space and get it leased out or he has someone who wants to lease it.

He will work with me a little bit on the time but only a week or two.

This is a massive project for me and insanely expensive. I really appreciate all the support.

I will take tons of pictures and video and a good inventory of whats there and get it posted.

*zenithfan1* · #41 03-23-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by drh4683

Excellent! I'd like to be able to help out any way I can. Whats with the rush rush on the sellers part with the 12 days after the auction deal? Did he loose the building or something? Whatever the case, whoever goes there needs to get as may pictures as possible. I'd really like to make a vacation out of it and go out there to check it out, not that I need any more TV's. He's probably got parts and service manuals etc all over too. This sounds like a real gold mine for us.

If you go, let me know. I can't go with but there may be something there that I or someone I know may need or want.

AUdubon5425 · #42 03-24-2010, 05:14 AM

Well, Radiotvnut and I will be driving out there to help ctc17 with this. It will be very interesting to see all of this, that's for sure

Carmine · #43 03-24-2010, 03:59 PM

I am surprised the seller knows enough to refer to the deflection "yoke".

If he's smart enough to know what that is (and that it's made of copper) you'd think he'd be bright enough to take better pictures and write a better description.

I've always wanted a P-B set, especially a roundie. If I am correct, only these and Setchell-Carlson are hand-wired like a Zennie. IF someone decides to sell them individually, put me down for one.

Wasn't P-B a west-coast company BTW? How are these in South Carolina? I've certainly never seen one in person, but I am told one of my uncles had one when they were new.

radiotvnut · #44 03-24-2010, 04:27 PM

I've never seen a PB, Setchell-Carlson, or Olympic TV in person. Even the old TV men that I know who fixed stuff back in the early '70's don't remember seeing too many PB's in this part of the country. One that I talked to did remember fixing some Olympic's and talked about what a PITA they were. Around here, RCA and Zenith were by far the most common color TV finds. Follow that up with store brands like Silvertone, Bradford, and Truetone. Every once in awhile, an Admiral, Motorola or some Japanese brand would show up. And, I did have one late '60's Muntz color console with an RCA-clone chassis. Wish I still had it.

sampson159 · #45 03-24-2010, 08:52 PM

we got sylvania,rca,zenith,magnavox,,ge,sears,pennys,sony .rarely did we see anything else.an occasional admiral, motorola and sanyo.one packard bell and one muntz throught the years.the pb was a roundie and mr dixon said it was a really good set.had a sylvania crt.nice picture..some sets came in that were unbrand and they were quickly discarded by mr dixon.all american made sets by americans he would say,mr dixon passed on the 80s.it is only fitting that he not be here to see what has happened to the industry,he was an electrical genius and a really great guy who helped everyone he ever knew.