[NJARC] Annual Spring Swap Meet

Tue Apr 27 02:36:42 EDT 2010

The early television convention was a lot of fun too. I went out for my
first time with Dave Sica. We loaded 10 foot box truck with donations from
the former David Sarnoff Library They where happily received at the Early
Television Foundation. I was blown away by the amazing collection of truly
antique Televisions. Of the countless items in the museums collection , the
prototype 1928 GE octagon mechanical TV  set, A 1920s mechancal tv camera,
A  1935  RCA prototype electronic television set, 2 1939 RCA television
studio Cameras one was used at the worlds fair, The amount of rare one of a
kind stuff was mind boggling 95% of what was there was running. CT-100s
TK-12s TT-5s where some of the least interesting things on display.

The presentations were also wonderful one of my favorites was the one on the
rebuilding process of the 15GP22 CRT. There was also a nice one on the
history and development of home video. The People that attended where overly
nice willing to help out in any way they could. Every body helped out in any
way they could. The atmosphere was casual and friendly .

The Auction was wonderful many good deals to be had. I bought a admiral
Bakelite console in very good condition for only $30. At the swapmeet I
bought a 4ft by 4ft rca dealer display flag for $10   Dave snagged a Philco
predicta in nice shape for a nicer price.

It pays to be a radio collector too there where 3 late 1950s lighted  RCA
VICTOR dealer display cases. They are about 7ft tall 3 ft wide by 1 ft deep.
Being that most who attended where  tv collectors. Nobody took any interest
in them so I they where given to me for free. Take that Sal.

Any one even remotely interested in the hobby or the history of antique
television will have a blast. I hope to see more club members out there next
year.

Thanks

John T
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 12:56 PM, <salb203 at aol.com> wrote:

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>  Hi John,
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> Thanks,  You can check out Dynakitparts.com for information on Kevin's
> Dynaco products. Here is your chance to build a Dynaco ST-70 you missed out
> 30 years ago... :-)
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> Now all we need is someone to start up Heathkit like it was in years past..
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> Sal
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Ruccolo <jr6v6gt at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 1:32 pm
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Annual Spring Swap Meet
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> Hi Sal,
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> I think you deserve special recognition just for showing up. ;-) Glad
> you're
> feeling better!
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> It WAS a good meet! From a Boatanchor perspective, it was amazing to see
> BOTH an
> RCA AR-77 AND AR-88 show up at the same meet. Wow!
>
> Hey, I really liked the Dynakit guy's stuff. Those 7199/6GH8A adapters are
> very
> useful! I wonder what he gets for them? I didn't see prices on his flyer
> for the
> amps (or the adapters).
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> Speaking of vintage TV's, at our meet a guy had a cute little 7-inch
> electrostatic Motorola, cabinet in very decent shape, and priced right --
> $35. I
> lifted it up to take a better look at it -- and I found out the hard way
> that
> the chassis was not bolted in, so it began to slide out the back (the back
> cover
> was missing), which in turn pulled the knbs off the front, and they began
> clattering all over the table. Then, bird seed and mouse turds began
> pouring --
> and I mean *pouring* -- out of the bottom. I decided to pass. It really
> wasn't
> in bad shape, though.
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> At one time, kids watched the Mouseketeers on that TV -- but in its later
> years,
> that TV *housed* the Mousketeers.
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> Seeya later,
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> John
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> It was a great swap meet with a nice turn out. To bad Dave Sica wasted his
> time
> at that TV convention wearing his Captain Video reproduction helmet from
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> Honeymooners...
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> Sal
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> From: RICHARD LEE <radiorich at prodigy.net>
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> Sent: Sat, Apr 24, 2010 8:32 pm
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> _________________________________________________________
> Greetings fellow enthusiasts, I want to thank all you, who participated in
> making our Annual Spring Swap Meet, such a success! See you all at our May
> 14th
> meeting at Info Age, Regards,  Richard Lee  Pres. NJARC
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