How many tvs do you have?

[Tim]

OK, I guess I may as well check in on this thread. I never wrote them all down before and I have surprised myself. It is amazing how it grows a little at a time. Here goes...

Admiral 17T11 (Chinese Grill)
Admiral 19A11
Admiral 20A1 (Bakelite Consolette)
Admiral 30B1 (Wood Consolette)
Andrea T-VK12 (2 different Cabinet Styles)
Andrea CO-VK12 Console, Radio, Phono
Bendix 235M1U (2)
Crosley 307TA (630 clone)
Crosley 9-419M
Crosley 9-425 Portable
Dumont RA-102B1 "Clifton"
Dumont RA-103 "Chatham"
Dumont RA-103 "Meadowbrook"
Dumont RA-103 "Savoy"
Dumont RA-105 "Colony" (with radio, phono)
Fada 799 (630 Clone)
Garod 1042G
GE 10T6 Locomotive
GE 12T3
Hallicrafters T-54
Hallicrafters T505
Hallicrafters 514 Portable
Motorola VT-71 (3)
Motorola 7-VT5R Portable
Motorola 9-L-1
Motorola 9-T-1
National TV-7W
Philco 48-1000 (2) (One with emblem and one without)
Philco 49-1240
Philco 48-2500 Mirror in Lid
Philco 50-T1403
Philco Predicta "Holiday" (3) (Mahogany, Blonde, UHF)
Philco Predicta "Siesta"
Philco Predicta "Pedestal" (3) (Mahogany, Blonde, UHF)
Philco Predicta "Tandem" (2) (One of each model)
Philco Predicta "Continental"
Pilot TV-37
Pilot TV-37U with case
Raytheon M1106
Raytheon Belmont 10DX22 (Swing out CRT)
RCA 621TS
RCA 630TS
RCA 8TS30 (3) (bought 1, came with 2 spares)
RCA 8-PT-7010 portable
RCA 8-T-241
RCA 9-T-246 (2) (1 with stand)
Sentinel 400TV Portable
Sparton 4900 Mirror in lid with Radio, Phono
Sparton 4940 Mirror in lid
Stromberg Carlson TC-10 "Manhattan"
Sylvania 376M Halolight
Westinghouse H-605T12 Shutter Porthole
Zenith G2350RZ 12" "Saratoga" Porthole
Zenith H2437R 16" "Irving" Porthole (With Lazy-Bones remote)


GE Portacolor
Motorola 21" Early Round Color
Motorola 21" Late Round Color
RCA CTC-5 "Dartmouth"
RCA CTC-7 "Abington"
RCA CT-100 (Good CRT)
Sony KV2501 25" Profeel
Zenith 21T2860 Round Color

[southernguy]

Here is my list, didn't realize I had so many, One of these days I will get a Web page going.

1950s B&W sets

13" GE Table Top (metal cabinet)
17" RCA console (nice finish)
17" Philco (combo)
17" Philco table top
21" Philco
21" Fada
21" Emerson
21" Zenith Space Command
21" RCA
21" GE
27" Philco

1960s B&W

9" Magnavox (portable)
9" Admiral (portable)
12" Philco (portable)
19" Philco (table top)
19" Zenith (table top)
19" Magnavox (table top)
23" Magnavox
23" Admiral
23" Motorola (table top)
23" Motorola
23" Philco (2 consols)
23" Zenith (3 consols)

1960s Color Sets

11" Portacolor sets (4 of them)
13" Sears (hybrid)
21" Sears/Silvertone
21" RCA CTC 16
21" Philco
21" GE (cabnet only) with new set inside
25" Philco
25" RCA
25" RCA
25" RCA CTC31
25" Zenith

1970s B&W

23" Solid State Motorola consol (may be late 60's)
23" Zenith 1978 (I think it was one of the last B&W consols)

1970s color sets

19" GE table top (1970)
23" GE consol (hybrid)
23" Zenith Chroma Color II
23" Zenith Chroma Color II
25" Zenith System 3
25" Curtis Mathis 1977

1980s & 90s

13" GE
13" Magnavox
19" Emerson
19" Magnavox (2 of them)
27" Magnavox

2000 +

27" Symphonic (cheap small speakers got replaced with better speakers)
31" 4x3 Sanyo HDTV

[Adam]

working sets b&w:
1957 philco , metal cabinet
1959 setchell-carlson console
1959 olympic console (AMradio+record player)
1959 magnavox console (AM/FM radio+record player)
1959 magnavox console (AM/FMradio+record player)
1961 zenith console
1963 airline console (record player)
1967 magnavox portable
1968 emerson portable
1970 zenith , metal cabinet
1970 rca portable
1974 ge portable, hybrid

working sets rectangular color:
1967 zenith console
1968 panasonic
1972 ge portacolor

non-working sets b&w:
1955 westinghouse , metal cabinet
1956 bendix
1957 emerson console
1958 hoffman

sets junked for parts (I still have most of them):
1949 admiral
1965 magnavox round color console (AM/FMradio(solid state)+record player)

16 b&w, 3 color, 19 complete sets, 21 if you count the parted-out ones
not nearly enough, I should at least have one working color roundie,and one with a remote, and a working b&w set from the 40's or early 50's, and a set from the 50's with uhf, I need more tv's, a lot more tv's.

[bozey45]

Have three old color sets: RCA CTC-5 and CTC-10, and a HEATHKIT early American cabinet 25 INCH console that I built from 1975 I believe it is; also have a Motorola 7-inch suitcase tv and a GE model 801 console from 1948? with radio.

wow,you guys are packin! i try to collect all kinds of vintage stuff,so in our 2 bedroom townhouse there's not much room for big stuff like TV sets and the like,but here's what i got: a 20 inch 96(?) zenith with built in vcr in the living room(on top of the magnavox till it gets fixed,then it'll see daily duty in the bedroom and the magnavox will be the living room set!),roommate's 19 inch zenith in the bedroom and my 1954 20 inch magnavox and 60s RCA Victrola Hi-fi in the living room...hope dave can fix them!!!
frank

[kx250rider]

At my high point; circa 1988, I had around 275 sets in my collection. Categorized as 80% early postwar 7, 10, 12, 16, & 19 inch round-tube B&W, 10% early color (15", 19" CBS tube, and 21AXP22 varieties). 10% "other". Now I have fewer than a dozen TV sets, but also other non-TV-related collections PLUS a girlfriend with a horse... That costs more to keep up than a TV collection though... Shoulda kept it as it was .........No, I'm happier now!

The bulk of my collection is still together, divided mainly between two other SoCal collectors.

Charles

[vintagecollect]

3 50s early color roundies
2 12" early 70s Sony Trintron
2 9" early 70s Sony Trintron
1 50s GE portable (B/W)
1 Panasonic 70s 9" portable (B/W)
1 USA made Quasar 9" color 80s in white w/ space age Base
1 13" color Zenith from 1979(looks older from early 70s) and was cheap & Zenith!
1 17" 70s Trinitron (was bigger screen and cheap, so got it.)

I used to have more early B/W sets that worked, but no one wanted to watch them in my house since B/W- --pretty much gave them away. The B/W ones I have now just watch the daily news or blogs on them to keep active. I'm done collecting TVs as not allowed anymore...


This is what wifee will do if I bring another TV home-NO MATTER how nice!



My relatives & kids


any more honestly, they would be gathering dust, tight on space too, those roundies take a lot of room.

[reeferman]

I was going to ask if any of you guys are married. Now I know at least one is!

[Charlie]

Originally Posted by reeferman

I was going to ask if any of you guys are married. Now I know at least one of you are!

Funny you mention this... because many of us TV nuts (myself included) are either single or divorced!

[Dave S]

My wife never misses an opportunity to remind me that she must be one of the most tolerant people in the world!

How many sets do I have? I dunno, I can only count up to 20 (21 if I'm taking a bath!)

--Dave

[yagosaga]

Here is my list:

1940s B&W sets

- Motorola,VT-71, 7"
- Emerson,610, 7"

1950s B&W sets

- Philips,TD1410U, 14"
- Saba, Schauinsland WII, 14"
- Sachsenwerk, Rembrandt FE852E, 12" *
- Grundig, Zauberspiegel, Type 349, 21"

1950s Color Set

- RCA, RCA 21-CT-7855U (CTC5E), 21"

1960s rectangular color sets

- GE, Portacolor, M21THW-1, 11"
- GE, Portacolor from the end tail of the 1960s, 11"
- Telefunken, PALcolor 708 T, 25"
- Saba,Schauinsland T 2000 color, 25"
- Telefunken, PALcromat 728 T, 25"
- Grundig, T1110 color, 25" *

1970s rectangular color sets

- Metz, Capri Color 6285, 26"
- Telefunken, PALcolor 614, 14"
- Graetz, Faehnrich 1223, 20"
- Grundig, Super Color 1615, 16"

Self made

- 32-line NBTV monitor with scanning disk

* not in full working condition.

Just sold because of getting space for new sets:

- Graetz, Faehnrich 1223, 20"
- Telefunken, PALcolor 708 T, 25"
- Telefunken, PALcolor 740 T, 26"

Originally Posted by reeferman

I was going to ask if any of you guys are married. Now I know at least one is!

I am married. I have two children. They are currently counting my collection and know better than me, how many sets are in our house. Since a collector offered me thousands of Euro for one of the German color sets, my wife is keeping space on the attic for opportunities of getting rare sets.

On Dec. 6th I had my first exhibition. Here are some photos:


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[old_tv_nut]

Super cool! thanks for the photos!

[andy]

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[Adam]

That was first time I've seen some of those old German sets, those are some nice looking TVs.

I decided to do this again when I saw this come up, as I got quite a few new sets, (many of them from people here.)

b/w - working
48 Motorola 7" (electrostatic)
57 Philco
59 Stechell Carlson (console)
59 Olympic (console - AMradio + phono)
59 Magnavox (console AM/FM radio + phono)
59 Magnavox (console AM/FM radio + phono)
61 Zenith (console)
63 Airline (console - phono)
67 Magnavox (portable)
68 Emerson (portable)
70 RCA (portable)
70 Zenith
74 GE (portable / hybrid)

color (round) - working
63 Philco (console - AM/FMradio + phono)

color (rectangular) - working
67 Zenith 25" (console)
68 Zenith 21"
69 GE portacolor
72 GE portacolor
83 Zenith 25" (ss / space command)

b/w (not-working)
55 Westinghouse (console)
56 Bendix
57 Emerson (console)
58 RCA (console / remote)
58 Hoffman

parts sets (with no more cabinets)
49 Admiral 10" b/w
65 Magnavox (round color / console / Astrosonic ss radio)
78 RCA (ctc-92 ss color console 25")

parts sets (cabinet only)
48 Motorola (8" suitcase)

24 sets, 28 counting parts sets

[oldtvman]

2 ctc 9-s
1 zenith 29jc20 (1st re-entry model in 1962)
1 maggy 1963 roundy working
1 rca ctc 5 wingate, being restore
1 1963 cm roundy, home entertainment system