For Sale: two Zenith portables TVs, metal cabinets, complete but untested. Some light corrosion. Model X1816RU has UHF tuner, knobs at middle of set and Model A2001L with knobs at top of set. If interested e-mail me at Knightra49 at hotmail dot com. TVs are located in Ashland, Ma. (4/24/08)

For Sale: Transvision Model "A" Chassis completely restored. Has a 16DP4 CRT that was newly rebuilt. See photos of it working. Cabinet is in good condition. Has a couple of scrapes on right side but otherwise is excellent. I can bring to Hilliard in May. My price is $300. dpatterson002 at comcast dot net (3/31/08)

Down sizing - moving sale - Decent to Very Good cosmetic condition Old TVs for sale, those offered include: 1. An Admiral Imperial 400 TV with top of screen control knobs. 2. A 1949 model General Electric TV in outstanding condition except for deteriorated cord. 3. An early table top Silvertone TV that has some missing push buttons & knobs. 4. A small Admiral floor model old TV in good cosmetic condition.  - I have not plugged in any of these TVs and they are to be sold as NOT WORKING TVs. NO SHIPPING AVAILABLE!!! - PLEASE, LOCAL PICK-UP ONLY. The Old TVs are located in Massillon, Ohio. Any interested buyer may contact me by Email at: Chiefdon at sssnet dot com (3/31/08)

Zenith porthole TV, double door console with AM/FM tuner and Cobramatic changer. $150 or best offer. Set located near Framingham Ma. which is 25 miles south west of Boston.  E-mail Knightra49 at hotmail dot com (3/28/08)

1954 Capehart 3012 "Blackstone". Chassis has been recapped, replaced out of tolerance resistors and bad tubes. Tuner was disassembled and cleaned. This set has a bright picture, but still needs some tweaking to be perfect. Current problems is poor horizontal phase lock when cold (after its been sitting a few days) and the sync separator stage (video getting into sync pulses causing bending.) Best offer. Please email jpdylon at yahoo dot com with further questions or for more pictures. The set is located in San Diego, CA. Local pickup welcome or buyer to arrange shipping. (3/18/08)

1950 Philco Model 1479 Television Combination from my Grandmother's estate. "NEW for 1950! Huge 97 sq. in. "No Glare" Television, FM and AM Radio, and 3-Speed Phonograph that plays ALL Records." (from included leaflet). Includes Original Paperwork! Mahogany Cabinet in Very Good Condition. Uncertain if any equipment works. Willing to Listen to All "Reasonable" Offers. Cash & Carry Only  in Revere, MA, about 10 miles north of Boston. Please email rettaric at aol dot com (3/5/08)

I have a 1961 Olympic Television/Stereo/Record player for sale. All original documentation, manuals, configurations available. Call or email Shari1901 at yahoo dot com 516-359-1901. (2/16/08)

For Sale -- 1948 RCA 8 TV 321. Speaker cloth is frayed, exterior woodwork has some dents and scratches. The insides of the doors are quite clean. All mechanical parts are there -- picture tube, turntable, radio, speaker -- but it does not work at this point -- a restoration fixer-upper. Please contact me if interested. The unit is in Lafayette, Louisiana. Thanks, Ben Sandmel 504 – 828-0461 hotbiscuits at att dot net (1/24/08)

RCA Victor TV New Vista Color. I found this in my attic of my 1901 home. This is from the 1960’s, yet I am not sure of what year as you most likely will. I have no idea if it works, yet the back of the cabinet is intact, and the front glass is fogged. I have a bag of dozens of tubes that appear to have been taken out of this set. I very much appreciate vintage and antique items and hate to throw it away when I know someone out there, might really enjoy restoring this! I will accept any offers! Located in Springfield Mass. Email cyn7146 at Aol dot com (1/23/08)

For Sale: Vintage 1960's Motorola suitcase TV Model unknown 2 tone beige plastic case with no chips or cracks $50.00 plus shipping via Fed-ex ground 40# from zip 19085 or pickup in Philadelphia area e-mail psbaker at verizon dot net or 215 901 2093 (1/7/08)

1966 RCA console TV/stereo combo with phonograph. This is our family's one-owner unit. May be hard to see in the pictures due to the dust but this piece of furniture is in mint condition, my Grandmother cleaned it constantly. The TV lens is fogged as you can see but it operates and the radio/phonograph works. Has not been pillaged, everything is there. Original bill of sale and manual is also there. hmarshall at fuse dot net (12/13/07)

This is a working Magnavox, tube, black and white. The picture is great! I am only the 2nd owner. It was in a home for the first 40 some odd years until I acquired it in 2002 and had it in my apt. It has been in climate controlled storage since 4/2005 when I moved to a small home and no longer have room for it. The knobs, grill cloth and legs are in great shape. The front, sides and back are in great condition with no damage to the console. The only flaws are found on top where the veneer has been damaged by the first owner (see photos). $100 or best offer. If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a line: mrstac at gmail dot com. This set is located in Austin,TX. (10/28/07)

We are selling a treasure trove of vintage televisions from my father-in-law's home. Some of the televisions include a Muntz, Emerson Console, Admiral, Spartan and others. We also have repair magazines, tubes and schematics. Televisions can be purchased separately. We want them to go to someone who appreciates their beauty and contribution to our heritage. We are located in Silver Spring, MD and can be reached at lgk00 at hotmail dot com. (10/26/07)

I have a Hoffman 17'' Easy-Vision TV for sale, Model No. 21 M 721. Made between 1951 and 1954, according to the Hoffman Co. It has a TeleMatic Antenna Selector with three positions, Triophone Hi-Fi speakers, and a Super Deluxe Mark V chassis -- a lovely burled wood cabinet with doors. Located in the Seattle area. Please email questions or offers to robnein at hotmail dot com. with the subject line "Hoffman TV." (10/20/07)

We are in the process of selling items from our mothers estate. On item is a Dumont Mahogany TV/RADIO/Turntable unit. circa 1950's. Cabinet is in very good condition and is a nice piece of furniture. We have not tried to use the Radio or Record Player in many years but they did function properly when last used. I am open to any reasonable offers for this unit. Item is located in Long Island, New York. Preferred pickup however will consider shipping if arrangement are made by purchaser. Email any questions to kjj415 at yahoo dot com. (7/16/07)

I have a 1949 Dumont Chatham RA 103 (Doghouse) Television/Radio set that I'd like to sell. It's in good condition, mahogany  veneer (with scratches), all original components and works (last time tried several years ago). Missing back panel and insides  dusty. Also possess a near full page 1949  New York Times Advertisement from Macy's showing DuMont models and prices.   Above TV was bought from this ad.  Also includes "The Savoy, The Colony, The Meadowbrook, The Club, and the Manchu."   Page is yellowed with small tears but in one piece. Best offer over $325. Serious purchases to contact me at dsgore at cox dot net. No shipping.  Washington DC area. Thanks, Danny. (5/28/07)

I have a 1954 Stromberg Carlson Classic 21 television set for sale. It is built into it's own cabinet and has doors that shut around the screen. It is in excellent working condition. The wood is honey colored and an Asian design around the handles. Any interest? Please email me at closeoutcloset at gmail dot com. The item is located in Denver, Colorado. (5/8/07)

I have a Sylvania Television Camera model 101 or 101A. It is about the size of a shoebox and has both a standard lens and a telephoto lens with two other empty slots on the front plate. It appears to be in decent shape. I fired it up tonight and the status light comes on but I do not know if it actually works. I do not know what the video output is tuned to. It has a single BNC style connection on the back. The cord has the old style forks on the other end for attachment to a TVs antenna screws. I tried in on a new TV but couldn't get an image. Just odd patterns and fuzzy black, as if the TV couldn't quite tune it in.

I have the box, manual, and a tripod. I am using the tripod for a lightweight jib in my business (they don't make em like that anymore), and it includes the support brace for the legs and wheels for mobility.

It's pretty cool. Does somebody want this? I don't want to take advantage of anybody so just make me an offer. Any offer. But please don't take advantage of me. It is not valuable to me. If it is for somebody's museum great. If it is for a private collection I would hope someone else would step forward and give me a value on this unit.

The tripod is valuable to me. If you want that then we will need to trade, or negotiate for something I can use for work.

Jes Webb, Sights and Sounds Unlimited, www.jesw@ssounds.com, Grants Pass Oregon, oregonfx at hotmail dot com (3/13/08)
 

Large collection of old parts many never used, fuzzy image consists of a bunch of canned caps, chassis is TV type unknown, most inductors are new. Price, reasonable, say 40% 0f what you expect to pay from usual sources? And shipping. I also have another chassis, a Meissner Morale radio kit (built), and lots of sealed transformer units. Stephen J. Wawrzyniec, steve523 at chtm dot unm dot edu (4/21/08)

For Sale - Good working 12AP4 kinescope. Early post-war rebuild with modern gun. This gun is very reliable and has good brightness and good focus. Here is a great tube to complete a restoration project or hold as a spare. Do not want to ship but may be able to deliver to May convention. It comes with cardboard shield and the original octagon cardboard bottom piece that was shipped with new tubes. Price $3,000.00. Contact Jeff Lendaro, Noblesville Indiana (317)-379-3407 or jlandjl at ameritech dot net. (3/5/08)

Masks for Motorola VT-71 and VT-73 televisions are now available at Renovated Radios. Look in the Parts page near the bottom. These masks are made of a foam very similar to the original mask. Originals were sprayed on the face with a gray paint, probably to cut down on reflections. These reproductions are dyed gray so you won't have to paint them. The one on the left is the repro, on the right is the original. (*)

The vertical dynamic convergence transformer in the RCA CT100 color TV is subject to a high failure rate for several reasons. First, the transformer is would with very fine wire, (#40 and # 43 gauge). This fine wire is subject to damage due to corrosion caused by acids and impurities in the materials used to construct the transformer, and from moisture intrusion into the pitch which was used to pot the transformer. The pitch expands and contracts with temperature, and develops cracks. In addition to moisture intrusion, the movement of the pitch may lead to mechanical failure of the fine wires where they are joined to the larger external lead wires. The failure modes show up as open circuits on either the primary, or more frequently, the secondary windings. While this will not cause any damage to the TV, it will prevent proper convergence, and may lead to loss of focus voltage at the CRT.

Second, is the 3-4KV DC focus voltage applied to the secondary of the transformer. This makes the transformer prone to arcing or shorting from secondary to primary. This can lead to a more catastrophic failure. If a short develops from secondary to primary, all the power from the focus rectifier is dissipated into the focus potentiometer. And if the wiper of the focus pot is near the high potential side, all the power is dissipated in a small portion of the resistive element of the potentiometer, burning it out in a matter of only a few seconds.

I have seen several convergence transformers which were open circuit at the start of a CT100 restoration, and have witnessed two transformers short out after the set was restored and powered up, resulting in the destruction of one focus potentiometer. This is what has inspired me to take on the challenge of having a replacement transformer built. These transformers have been installed in several CT100 TVs, as well as Westinghouse, Silvertone and Sylvania 15" color TVs.

So you 15" color TV owners may want to consider one of these replacement transformers. Supplies are limited, with no assurance of future availability.

Any questions email or call. I will bring several transformers to the ETF convention. If you think you will buy one at the convention, please let me know so I bring enough.

John K. Folsom Jr., 450 Golden Dove Ave. N.E., Palm Bay, Fl. 32907 jfolsomjr at cfl dot rr dot com 
(321) 725 - 3462 (*)

The Early Television Foundation has had some custom items made, and we are making them available to collectors:   

Contact the Foundation for more information. These items can be ordered online.