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11-24-2009, 07:32 AM
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what is this!
http://fayar.craigslist.org/atq/1476442400.html
doing my normal antique search looks like a franken set. 
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11-24-2009, 07:35 AM
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Weird. Home made cab?
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11-24-2009, 09:38 AM
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Curtis Mathes?
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11-24-2009, 10:57 AM
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Wierd! Looks European..
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11-24-2009, 11:45 AM
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I think it's a 60s foreign set...
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11-24-2009, 11:59 AM
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I saw the word "Mathes" (I think) on the front panel, near the tuner. This set may have been cobbled together from odd parts, with the front escutcheon coming from an old CM TV.
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11-24-2009, 12:46 PM
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The mask looks European. Probably PAL system.
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11-24-2009, 07:54 PM
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Quote:
http://www.tvhistory.tv/1950-59-DUMONT.htm IIRC the UHF models had a little window at the top of the "flare" ,where the UHF channel was indicated. jr Last edited by jr_tech; 11-24-2009 at 08:02 PM. Reason: add info
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11-24-2009, 10:00 PM
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There were a few-very few-American sets that used that type of crt mounting. They came and went in the early 60s as I recall. (this topic was raised in the last year or so) My guess is it is a genuine Curtis Mathes, fairly early for them. A rear view might tell a lot.
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11-25-2009, 05:41 AM
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That has the same channel selector knob (and the other knobs look similar) as on my 60/61 Curtis Mathes
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11-25-2009, 01:46 PM
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OK, I am thinking it is real
 ...So the home-made looking cabinet is a really just a "rustic" style factory made, The European-looking crt mount WAS used briefly in the US, the knobs (including the DuMont-looking channel selector) appear to be correct for early 60s Curtis Mathis, but I still don't get the logo. I clearly see "Mathes" but where is "Curtis"? anybody got a picture of the C-M logo from that time period?jr Last edited by jr_tech; 11-25-2009 at 10:35 PM.
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11-25-2009, 04:28 PM
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The cabinet seems too nice to be homemade. It might have been stripped. Notice darker color here and there, especially in crannies. If the finish was dark brown and shinier, I doubt anyone would have thought it odd.
Do you think it once had legs? Hard to picture such a big set as a tabletop. Here's a quaint idea -- how's about emailing the owner and asking for more info, including a photo of the insides? Or maybe that would be considered cheating  Phil
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11-25-2009, 05:36 PM
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Here's the CM controls on my '63 b&w entertainment center. Can't really see the CM logo, but it's just the typical "CM" in the circle... each letter in it's own little block. It's not often that you see an old Curtis Mathes TV without a stereo/turntable.
No doubt about those knobs.
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