Anyone collect vintage Portable CRT TV's ?

[Rob.]

Anyone collect vintage CRT portable TV's ?
I started to collect vintage portable color tv's.
I usually get them for free, rescue from garbage or pay very little for them.

Here's my 1978 Eaton Viking 10" Portable 8761-10C Television a few days ago from the original owner, for FREE !
It is a thing a beauty ! It also comes with original manuals.
I think it is a very rare TV because it was sold by a Canadian Company Eaton's.
It is made in Japan as well.

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0jbxTLz890

PICS:

 

[SH1]

I suppose my FW900 attached to a Dish 6000 receiver wouldn't have counted...

 

[Rob.]

I suppose my FW900 attached to a Dish 6000 receiver wouldn't have counted...

Maybe...
But the FW900 isnt vintage.

 

[Quicksilver_]

Just curious, why would you collect them? I could understand if you were playing old school consoles, but most TV's support old resolutions now too.

 

[Rob.]

Just curious, why would you collect them? I could understand if you were playing old school consoles, but most TV's support old resolutions now too.

Just to have. Most have been thrown away/recycled over the passed 30 years or so.
I'm only looking for and collecting 1960's to mid 1980's 13" and smaller color tv's
I wanna try and save some just in case in future people want them to play 8bit or 16bit video games or whatever.
I dont like any newer 1990's or 2000's CRT tube TV's. They weren't as well built as the early ones.

 

[Falkentyne]

^This.
How many of those era TV's (especially the B&W ones) did you ever hear of dying from arcing?
Yeah some died, burnt out, etc, but some of those things lasted *YEARS*...

TBH, this is off topic for this forum. I think there's another forum for things like TVs' and radios, etc. This is just for computer monitors, I believe.

 

[Rob.]

Just picked up this rare little thing today for free.
The original owner was gonna toss it out in the trash.
Here's my vintage 1979 Panasonic CT-778 Quintrix 2 Portable color tv with 7" screen.
Works like new.
Made in Japan.
Manufactured January 1979
Solid State
13 Channels VHF, 82 Channels UHF
a/c to d/c adapter included
weight 15 pounds
10" high, 8 1/2" wide, 12 1/2" long.

Here's some pictures and a video.

video ---- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKS3CK5ksig&feature=youtu.be

 

[Rob.]

Here's my vintage 1978 Simpsons-Sears (Sanyo) Model 14062 9" Color TV
Got this locally here in Toronto
Works and shows like new.
Made in Japan.
Manufactured April 1978

The same model tv was used in the 1997 Titanic movie at the beginning when old Rose was watching TV.

 

[StormUP]

That last one is pretty cool looking.

 

[Rob.]

That last one is pretty cool looking.

Yes it is, thats why I got it.

 

[John Stamos]

I absolutely love this kind of stuff. Back when companies were much smaller and really built their items with care. Each piece is long forgotten but there was once a time where a group of people sat down to discuss what great new television they would come out with.

These days it's just too commercial and fast paced to own anything and actually appreciate it. There's no respect for the item while it's made and in return I have no respect to give for it. My 50 inch TV? Sure I like it just fine. I could care less if I replaced it though. Where as my 19 inch wooden console television with a yellowish tint on the screen that I purchased from a flea market I absolutely love.

Keep up the collections and thanks for displaying them.

 

[Rob.]

I absolutely love this kind of stuff. Back when companies were much smaller and really built their items with care. Each piece is long forgotten but there was once a time where a group of people sat down to discuss what great new television they would come out with.

These days it's just too commercial and fast paced to own anything and actually appreciate it. There's no respect for the item while it's made and in return I have no respect to give for it. My 50 inch TV? Sure I like it just fine. I could care less if I replaced it though. Where as my 19 inch wooden console television with a yellowish tint on the screen that I purchased from a flea market I absolutely love.

Keep up the collections and thanks for displaying them.

Agree 100%.
Best post since sliced bread came out !

 

[dopple]

cool this will pay off well.

 

[ballistic]

Cool stuff, reminds me of the TV I had in my room as a kid.

It got me to thinking about a Sony Watchman I saw on kijiji a few weeks back.
Did a quick google search and found out they made more than 65 variations of it.
Pretty interesting but not exactly in the portable TV genre as they are "pocket" TVs.

 

[Rob.]

Just ordered the proper power cable for that Sears Sanyo TV ! Ebay to the rescue !
Its a Kawasaki special cord Model KS-23.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KAWASAKI-SP...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[Rob.]

Found this this Rare 1992 Zenith J0920X Portable Color TV at a garage sale today for $10 bucks.
Works like new. color, Assembled in Mexico. 9" screen
The CRT is made in Japan though.
Good cosmetic shape.
Anyone have more info on these sets ?

 

[Rob.]

Bought this Rare Vintage Magnavox 7t5003 Portable TV at an estate sale today for $5 bucks.
Works like new. Black and white, Made in Japan.
Good cosmetic shape. Anyone know the model year ?
Cant find any info on the net.
It looks to be a 9" size screen with plexi plastic cover.

 

[jojo69]

Hey OP

I got a SHARP SQ46P here for you, runs off 12V

 

[Rob.]

Hey OP

I got a SHARP SQ46P here for you, runs off 12V

Post some pics of it,
where you located ?

 

[jojo69]

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/sharp_sq_46dsq46.html

Puget Sound area

 

[Rob.]

Puget Sound area

way too far from Ontario Canada. Shipping will murder me !

 

[Rob.]

Trash picked this one summer 2013 in my area. Dunno why people would throw away such a nice TV ! :nono:
This is a 19" B&W Hitachi S-88 TV.
I think it is from 1972
It is Made in Japan.

Anyways, heres some pics.

 

[Andyk5]

That last one is really nice

 

[jojo69]

way too far from Ontario Canada. Shipping will murder me !

rats, thought it had found a home...too cool to scrap

and that last one is damn nice for a curb set

 

[Rob.]

rats, thought it had found a home...too cool to scrap

and that last one is damn nice for a curb set

Post some pics of your set.

Btw, I confirned the set above is from 1972

 

[jojo69]

Post some pics of your set.

will do

got to tech up a 12v supply that will light it...not too hard

 

[Rob.]

Here's one of my favorite vintage small TV sets.
Managed to grab this FREE off someone getting rid of it on craigslist.
I called 2 times, no answer. Called a 3rd time and got a hold of the person.
They said they were going to throw it away for recycling or give it to Goodwill,
but then listed it on craigslist to see if someone wanted it.
Anyways, I went to go see it and to my amazement, the thing is near mint !
It looks like it was hardly used ! The picture on it is still great too !
It was manufactured in Japan May 1976.

 

[Rob.]

Picked up this vintage 1983 Magnasonic model MBT 200 B&W TV at an estate sale today for a measily $2. Works and looks like new. Not even 1 scratch on cabinet !
Doesnt seem like it was used much. It is a very clean set.
Made in Korea.
The cabinet has a yellow tinge to it with marbleized swirls in it.
Is that bakelite ?
I cant find any info on it. Is it a 10" screen size ?

 

[isp]

That orange one is pretty funky, but I love the colors and design...

Made in Fukaya Japan. LOl


Thanks for sharing these Rob!

 

[Rob.]

Picked up this Panasonic TR-201C B&W TV at an estate sale today.
Works perfect and the case is in near mint condition too.
Afrer a quick polish and clean, looks like new ! :yes:
It's made in Korea.
I'm surprised back then Panasonic made TV's in Korea.
I guess to save cost, the black and whites were made there ?

some pics

 

[Rob.]

Picked up this Rare Sharp 2U-121C Black and White Vacuum Tube TV for free, untested. Gave it a cleaning, polishing. It is in real nice condition, no cracks or faults on the case.Turned it on waited 45 seconds and it works. I believe this was made in 1971-72 ?? Made in Japan.
I cant find any info on it. I peeked inside and noticed it is a tube hybrid set ?

Some pics and video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_h7gILzuw4&feature=em-upload_owner

 

[jvrobert]

Dude, where are you storing all these? Would be cool to see a picture of all of them together.

 

[Rob.]

Dude, where are you storing all these? Would be cool to see a picture of all of them together.

In a room....

 

[Rob.]

First up is a vintage 1981 Electrohome Model C55-131 Color TV.
Got it for $5 bucks at an estate sale. Work perfect.
It's manufactured by Samsung.

 

[jbltecnicspro]

Off-topic or not, this is an awesome thread. Sweet collection, man!

 

[Outbreaker]

Even this TVs have less ghosting than today's LCDs.

 

[Rob.]

Even this TVs have less ghosting than today's LCDs.

HAHHAHA.. TRUE

 

[Mark Rejhon]

Hoard these sets for about 100 years, and these will be lovely antiques like a 1921 Victor Talking Machine.

 

[Mark Rejhon]

Even this TVs have less ghosting than today's LCDs.

Except for very, very, very certain strobe-backlight LCD's.
(link)

 

[Rob.]

Picked up this obscure vintage JIL (Jutan International Limited) Concerto model JCTV 1580 13 inch Color TV off of KIJIJI today for free. Works and looks like new.
Doesnt seem like it was used much. It is a very clean set.
Made in Taiwan.
I cant find any info on it. Not sure the exact year but probably 1982-1987ish.
Seems to resemble an RCA set of that vintage.

Some pics: