Radio Corporation of... ITALY!!!

[Komet]

Ok, stop laughing
Some days ago I bought this set on E-Bay
http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...CA%3AIT%3A1123
I was joking with my friends on the meaning of the acronym RCI ... Thinking about RCA, I said "if RCA means Radio Corporation of America, RCI means Radio Corporation of Italy!"
I did not know it, but two days ago they showed me this link: http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_herst...ompany_id=9542
My first reaction

"Is not possible... Is not possible... A fake RCA..."

[Sandy G]

Too bad they chopped all the wires off to the CRT...

[Geoff Bourquin]

Does anyone else notice a baseball-size light spot on the center of the screen? Or is it glare......

[mstaton]

May of went to air. hard to tell from the pic

[Electronic M]

I don't think RCA ever sold any split chassis sets, but it does remind me of my Philco split chassis set.

Nice find!

Heres hoping the CRT is still good.

Tom C.

[Komet]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Too bad they chopped all the wires off to the CRT...

The wires are ok, this set has been sealed in mid 50s because the owner has not paid taxes and has not been turned on since now. The wire lead goes through the socket of the PY81 (damper diode).

Originally Posted by Electronic M

I don't think RCA ever sold any split chassis sets, but it does remind me of my Philco split chassis set.

Nice find!

Heres hoping the CRT is still good.

Tom C.

Thanks, CRT looks good, the protection glass is dirty and has been cleaned bad by the seller

[leadlike]

In a similar ripoff of the name, I bought an RCA robe from the dollar store. In that case, it stood for "Robe Corporation of America".