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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson
I think just about every type of vintage TV is comparatively plentiful in NY, which was basically the birthplace of US television manufacturing (and use). Here in the Pacific Northwest, it would be unusual to find anything by Stromberg Carlson.
Scarcity doesn't automatically equate to high value, of course. As a rule, serious TV collectors tend to be more interested in the earlier TVs with smaller picture tubes -- especially (and these are truly rare) any pre-WWII sets. That said, Stromberg Carlson was known for building quality sets and I imagine that one would perform well after you gave it the usual electronic overhaul (which all old TVs require).
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What's odd is that my friend who has this TV in his antique shop said that the auction he bought the TV from had the TV plugged in and running (although not sure how good it was running though and I had asked him if I could plug it in to see how it was running and he just told me to wait until another time (it was close to their closing time) but when I told him that the TV was more than likely going to need an overhaul electronically he kind of acted a bit surprised and asked me how much that would cost and what all it would entail and I told him it would mean replacing all of the original capacitors in it which would number somewhere near 50-100 capacitors and I told him that the capacitors aren't very expensive in of them selves but the labor involved will be what will cost you because of all of the time it will take to locate a schematic for the unit and then get a parts list around and then actually ordering the parts and then having to swap out all of the old capacitors a couple at a time and then testing the unit in between to see how well it works after replacing those capacitors and what not, etc., etc. and he has a price of about $650 on the TV which I know is quite high for what it is but I'm sure after hearing what all is involved in actually properly restoring the TV he's probably going to be reconsidering his price a bit.