[NJARC] Interesting Estate Sale

[David Sica]

I had to pass on the transmitter not only because I'm not allowed to pick
anything heavy up right now, but even at my best I would never be able to
get that thing an inch off the floor.

Figuring that if I got lucky maybe I'd be able to console myself with
another Pilot, or maybe even a TV school kit set, I just about had another
heart attack this morning when I found myself face to face with an Andrea
1-F-5!

Pic: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/11892260816_06304cda01.jpg

Info: http://www.earlytelevision.org/andrea_1-f-5.html

I've been fortunate to have stumbled upon three rare prewar televisions in
my lift, two via leads supplied through the club. This admittedly rough
find is by far the nicest condition one I've found. The rarest one, an
Andrea 2-F-12 was found following a lead supplied by Phil Vourtsis and that
set is now at the Early Television Museum:
http://www.earlytelevision.org/andrea_2-f-12.html.

-- Dave


Dave Sica
New Jersey Antique Radio Club


On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Ray Chase <raydio862 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Dave:
> Why are you leaving us in the dark?  Did you go and buy that big
> transmitter?  I bet you bought that crappy 3" TV.  Stay away from that old
> junk and take care of your health, TV's come and go but you only have one
> heart.
> Ray
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Sica" <dave at sicaproductions.com>
> To: "Joe Connor" <joeconnor53 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 4:56 PM
>
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Interesting Estate Sale
>
>
>  Just remember
>> Reply = Poster
>> Reply All = Everyone
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Hey Joe, You are my new best friend today. That was the best lead I've
>> gotten in years. Give me a call if you like so I can thank you.
>>
>> -- Dave Sica
>> 732-382-0618
>>
>> On Friday, January 10, 2014, Joe Connor wrote:
>>
>>  Just remember
>>> Reply = Poster
>>> Reply All = Everyone
>>>
>>> _________________________________________________________
>>> I just wanted to alert everyone to an interesting estate sale in
>>> Bernardsville. (I have no connection to this sale).
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/NJ/Bernardsville/
>>> 07924/556011?highlight=radio
>>>
>>> I saw three items of interest:
>>>
>>> 1. A huge home-brew ham transmitter. It must have been 7 feet tall. The
>>> asking price was $275 and it was housed in a very nice rack.
>>>
>>> 2. What appeared to be a very early TV with a three-inch screen. It was
>>> in
>>> rough shape and the key on the bottom of the picture tube's socket was
>>> broken off. There was no price on this set.
>>>
>>> 3. A Coast Guard VLF receiver from the WWII era marked $35. Again, the
>>> condition was rough.
>>>
>>> I suspect that tomorrow, the last day of the sale, much lower offers will
>>> be entertained. It was difficult to tell if this sale was being run by
>>> the
>>> family or by a professional outfit.
>>>
>>> Joe Connor
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