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07-27-2014, 04:10 PM
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It's got the same style knobs as those Raytheon Porthole sets so if Raytheon made their own chassis then it's likely a rebadged Raytheon.
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07-27-2014, 04:34 PM
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I have Raythoen built Western Auto Truetone TV 1950
CRT IS A 16KP4,recapped the power supply but needs the rest done
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07-27-2014, 05:23 PM
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I have a Coronado that uses an RCA 721 Chassis.
 The one you posted does appear to have a Raytheon chassis, the knobs are unmistakable. Coronado was a store brand for Gamble-Skogmo according to Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamble-Skogmo
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07-27-2014, 08:38 PM
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The set in question is quite a nice early console! Blonde is great when it's in good condition, which isn't often.
Go ahead and make a reasonable offer for it. With dealers everything has price!
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07-27-2014, 11:40 PM
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07-28-2014, 05:46 AM
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Yes, and with this seller, it won't.
I've shopped at his store for years. I like 50's stuff, and his shop has the coolest items. All eye-candy and things I want. He's had a few large pieces that are so overpriced ( I think he does that when he doesn't want to sell them) that have sat on the floor for several years. I think I first saw this TV 8 years ago.
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07-28-2014, 08:59 AM
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I have a beat up Truetone that is the table model of that set. I got the high voltage up but the vertcal winding of the yoke was eaten by mice. If I can ever find a yoke I may start on it again. It has the same strange tuner that the Raytheons do. 4 IF's and DC restoration. From the looks of that sets condition, it may be quite a find!
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07-28-2014, 11:03 AM
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>runs an antique store.
>has antiques in the store that are not for sale. I hate these places. Really, what the hell are you keeping it on display if you aren't selling it? It's a complete c*%k tease.
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07-28-2014, 01:11 PM
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One thing that could change his mind if he wants 'it's weight in gold' for it is to offer him something cooler as a trade. If you have a less rare cool looking 50's TV that is restored and working, then offering a trade might work. If a cool working one is more of a crowd draw than a cool busted one or having one he can use is more interesting to him then that can be a point of leverage.
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07-28-2014, 09:09 PM
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I've been through that same situation so many times. Once, when I was collecting 78RPM records, there was a big pile of them in albums behind the desk of a antiques shop owner for years. He had said they weren't for sale. Finally I got him to consider selling them, and he asked what kind of offer would I make. I said $30 (a LOT in about 1980!). He said he'd be willing to do that, but when I motioned to take a look at them he jumped "Oh no!, it's $30, but you can't look at them". Needless to say I walked away and those records stayed put until the place finally folded. The old man was probably buried with them!
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07-29-2014, 04:11 PM
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It's just too bad it's not for sale. I'd be glad to recap it for you, and get it going again, provided it's all there. It actually would be a fun project. Wonder if the CRT is good. If he were to sell it though, he probably would want a mint for it.
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