'The Honeymooners' color episodes to air again / Color Television history...

Magnavox tubes were really RCA's rebranded. Most sets used RCA tubes.

My sets have the original tubes that came with them. I managed to find sets with little or no use on them. That's the only way I buy stuff; practically new old stock.

 

yep, Steve it's a beauty! When you turn it off, can you still watch the little dot in the center slowly fade away, or was that just black and white sets?

 

The little dot in the center is multi-rainbowed. Totally cool and retro.

The first set (blonde moderne RCA) in the top picture is named "Zippy". The Danish Modern set with the tag is named "Nigel". This is my NEW 1964 Packard Bell: "Buster".. Old timers have seen these shots before of course, but perhaps newbies will enjoy them...As some of you remember, Buster has NEVER been turned on. Totally new old stock.

 

that is too cool

Steve - I love those names you picked - Zippy, Nigel, and Buster.

So how would the Packard Bell compare to the others (if you turned it on)?

 

I don't know. I've never seen a Packard Bell color set in action. Packard Bell sets are scarce. Made in Los Angeles.

Zippy was the name picked by the old owners of the blonde set.

Nigel was a name that Karla gave to the Danish Modern set. It's marked "The Lundberg". So Karla thought that Nigel Lundberg was a good name. (She humors me).

I have no idea how Buster's name came to be. Karla probably named that one too.

 

Actually, I do. All color TV sets must be demagnetized when turned on or at the very least, when moved.

Zippy and Nigel do NOT have "Instant Color Purity" so I have to demagnetize them if they are moved with a special device that looks like a hoop that you plug in. Angel, it's like demag'ing a tape machine.

The PACKARD BELL however, has an instant zapper demag device built in so when you turn it on, it does it automatically. So does YOUR TV! The next time you turn on your TV set, listen for that quick weird noise as it turns on, followed by a strange static charge. That is your "Instant color purity" device at work!

 

Dan, I've seen so many great TV sets in my travels. But they are heavy suckers and don't travel well. Such is life.

I used to see old 21" color round tube color sets left out on the street for the trash man to take away. A shame. These sets really have an amazing color picture to them when working properly. Very Technicolor like.

 

Same thing with audio vacuum tubes. You laugh until you hear (or see) and then you WANT!

 

I've never tried the DVD thing. That's a bit much, even for me!

I'll turn it on, one day......