|
|
|
#16
02-19-2013, 12:04 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I was happy with the results when I used U-ship last year to haul a very heavy monitor from OH to WA. In that case, the seller kindly bolted it to a pallet, built a custom crate around that, and delivered it to the shipping terminal (yes, I paid him a nice bonus for that assistance).
Your console might not need to be put on a pallet, if the chassis is secure and the CRT mounting is such that it won't come loose and self-destruct. Some years ago, I had a very large radio/tv/combo hauled by a mover -- basically one husky guy with a big lift-gate truck -- and he treated it like any other piece of big furniture. Wrapped in a blanket during transit and moved with a big hand truck at both ends. I think the trucker's term for that is something like LTFL (less than full load). They are already moving stuff from Point A to B and have spare room in the truck, so they'll bring along your piece for a reasonable fee. TV-collector's suggestion might also be worth pursuing. When I was trying to transport that monitor from OH to WA, I put an ad in the Ride Share section of that town's craigslist ads. I found a guy who was moving here and had room in his truck, but the timing didn't work out. Phil Nelson 
|
|
#17
02-19-2013, 04:14 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Argh! I heard from the seller today that someone came by yesterday and bought both of the sets he was selling.
 Except for the family history angle, I think this set is unremarkable and even kind of butt-ugly compared to a lot of others. I'm genuinely surprised that anyone else was interested in it at any price. I suppose since I've been looking for this set for at least 10 or 15 years now I should have just jumped on it and worried about the logistics afterward. But the initial shipping estimates I was getting, in the 600-700 dollar range, really scared the enthusiasm right out of me. Perhaps I'll be able to get in touch with the buyer and see if I can interest him in trading that "unremarkable" Motorola to me for something more interesting. Oh well, huge thanks to Polaraman and all the others who've been keeping an eye out for me. Maybe some day... -- Dave
|
|
#21
02-20-2013, 09:53 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#22
02-20-2013, 10:48 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Sorry to hear that, I thought the deal was already closed and you were just looking
for a carrier. Good luck, you may eventually find something even nicer...
|
|
#23
02-20-2013, 01:01 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
dieseljeep: it could very well be as early as '52. I have that information here somewhere. But I'm certain it's a 21" tube.
|
|
#24
02-20-2013, 01:20 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Take a look here:
http://tvhistory.tv/1953-Motorola-Brochure.JPG To me (judging from the Knob spacing vs width of the CRT), the Avatar set is looking more like a 17". jr
|
|
#25
02-20-2013, 01:35 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
Keep in mind that to a kid that sat there with his nose practically pressed up against the TV, a 17" screen would have looked pretty huge! 
|
| Audiokarma |
|
#26
02-20-2013, 01:44 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
|
|
#27
02-20-2013, 04:17 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
 One thing that puzzles me about the avatar set is the aspect ratio of the CRT, which measures more like 6x9 rather than 4x3. Did the pix get stretched, or is this some strange rendering of the avatar on my system? jr
|
|
#28
02-20-2013, 04:55 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
Either that or my family had one of the very first widescreen sets ever made! I still have the original Polaroid print around somewhere.
|
|
#29
02-20-2013, 07:59 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
If that TV was bought in Northern Jersey, it very likely did not have UHF. Nothing sold within 50 miles of Philly had UHF either
It was a floor model, right? My first set was a Motorola, 10 years newer and I never saw another like it. But I will keep an eye out for one like yours. Motorolas seemed to sell well here despite RCA having a CRT factory in town.
|
|
#30
02-21-2013, 02:08 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Greetings from FixitLand!
I am following this thread with interest. Like Dave S., my "first TV" in 1970 was a 1953 Motorola (in my case, a 17F13 radio-TV-phono in the limed-oak cabinet; TV Chassis TS-401) given me by family friends. The phono in that rig was a funky triangular-shaped unit with a large record-support shelf that slid in and out for different-sized records. Unfortunately, the radio chassis and speaker had been removed; getting the set operational again was daunting for a 15-year-old! (Had to learn about "electro-dynamic speakers.") But the TV did play again, and ran until 1975 when I parted it out (wish I hadn't now! but I likely still have most of the tubes). Had a visible ion burn, but no brightener. The picture tube was a 17LP4 cylindrical-face tube, and it did seem to have a slightly wider pic than other tubes of its size. It's a touch more rectangular than most of its contemporaries. My Zenith K1846R has the same tube. The set was purchased new in the Portland, Oregon area, and at that time the only channel available here was KPTV Ch. 27, so it had a factory UHF tuner (which I never got to use, since Ch. 27 merged with KLOR Ch. 12 in 1958 and UHF went dark in Portland until 1982). The VHF tuner was wafer-switch-style rather than the turret type. High-voltage cage is built into the chassis rather than sitting proud on top of the chassis as with most sets. The set also uses selenium rectifiers, so beware...<grin!> Good luck with your search... J. E. Knox "The Victor Freak"
|
| Audiokarma |
 |
|
|
Linear Mode
