20" round tube DuMont on the 'bay

[jr_tech]

Not something you see everyday .... has 20BP4 jug.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-DUMONT-T...item2c57ad413b

jr

[bandersen]

I'm not sure about the model. Perhaps it was bar TV since the controls are hidden behind a panel.

I'd drop $10 on it for sure

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-DUMONT-T...-/190449533243

[bandersen]

Doh! You beat me to it

[jr_tech]

Wonder if the moderator can combine the threads or something?

But anyway WOW! that is a pretty cool DuMont!

jr

[TheNixer]

That logo is huge! And the tv looks deeper than most. That is a pretty neat set.

[jr_tech]

Indeed! The 20BP4 has only a 54 degree deflection angle and is 28" long! That is about 2-1/2" longer than a 21AXP22A!

jr

[bgadow]

Nice that it has the story behind it; can't you just picture a bunch of guys sitting around, taking a break from bowling to watch the Honeymooners or Berle? Needs to be saved.

[Eric H]

I merged the threads, I think.

[Ray Sieracki]

I wonder if it was used to advertise Dumont tv's and what step on the model line-up it was. looks like a real deep cabinet.

[Steve K]

It's a Model RA-106 Club 20.

Steve

[bandersen]

Right you are: http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/dumont_...20_ra_106.html

[Tom Albrecht]

Very nice find!

Not sure I have ever seen one before. Anyone else know of another one that exists?

Very likely was used as an attraction to the bowling alley in the bar at one time.

Tom

[holmesuser01]

Please, somebody save this set! I would love to have that one myself, but dont have ANY room for it.

That poor chassis. I sure hope it is fixable!

[Jeffhs]

Will a TV this old work with a converter box? Aside from that, there could be an AC shock hazard if the TV is transformerless (even if the TV has a transformer power supply, the box may not; transformer-powered and transformerless equipment do not mix), and aside from that, if this set has anything other than a 41-MHz IF strip it probably won't work with an ATSC->NTSC box, since these are designed to be used with modern sets -- "modern" in this context meaning TVs with 41-MHz IFs. I don't see how these boxes would work with a late '40s set such as this.

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by Jeffhs

Will a TV this old work with a converter box? Aside from that, there could be an AC shock hazard if the TV is transformerless (even if the TV has a transformer power supply, the box may not; transformer-powered and transformerless equipment do not mix), and aside from that, if this set has anything other than a 41-MHz IF strip it probably won't work with an ATSC->NTSC box, since these are designed to be used with modern sets -- "modern" in this context meaning TVs with 41-MHz IFs. I don't see how these boxes would work with a late '40s set such as this.

Huh ? Every late 40s TV should work with an ATSC->NTSC convert box. All of mine certainly do. Just use the RF out for ch 3 or 4.
The RF frequencies for channels 2-13 were standardized by then.


P.S. I tipped of M3-SRT8 about the set and he's going to go for it