[NJARC] Fwd: The Tekserve Collection Auction -- Take Home a Piece of Tekserve

[Tom]

Tom Cawley
> Subject: Fwd: The Tekserve Collection Auction -- Take Home a Piece of Tekserve
> these old radios going up for sale next week. There's an online auction coming up. Tekserve is closing down their retail 
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> Date: Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 9:02 AM
> Subject: The Tekserve Collection Auction -- Take Home a Piece of Tekserve
> To: jmtbrooks at gmail.com
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> A special online and on-site auction celebrating the legacy of a New York institution.
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> JOIN US FOR A GRAND FAREWELL
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> On Tuesday, August 23rd, from 11am to 6pm, we invite you to visit our store at 119 West 23rd Street—one last time—for the Tekserve Collection Auction.
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> The auction will feature a variety of antique electronics, including: Apple and NeXT computers from the Tekserve Mac Museum; vintage radios, cameras, microphones, telephones, typewriters, televisions, video devices, test equipment, and so much more.
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> Also available for sale are Tekserve’s iconic 5 and 10¢ Coca-Cola machines; original Apple “Think Different” framed posters; antique advertising signs; mid-century modern desk and lamps; unique display tables custom-made by UHURU Design with wood reclaimed from the original Coney Island Boardwalk; and other one-of-a-kind curiosities, such as the giant blue robot that used to accompany Tekserve to trade shows like the Macworld Expo (pictured right).
> SAVE THE DATE
> Preview and Auction to be held at Tekserve, 119 West 23rd Street, NYC
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> Preview
> Saturday, August 20th, 11am – 6pm
> Monday, August 22nd, 9am – 6pm
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> Auction
> Tuesday, August 23rd, 11am EDT
> Can’t join us in person? You can bid online!
> For catalog, information, and online live bidding, please visit www.rolandauctions.com.
> For all inquiries, contact: will at rolandauctions.com.
> “Do those old radios work?” Some do, some don’t; they’re untested—but why do you ask? If you need a working radio, get a new one! They’re cheaper, will function well, be energy efficient, and aren’t a shock or fire hazard.
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> “Well, if they’ve lost their voice, why do you have them?” Because they speak to me.
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> I like old stuff. Just the way it is. It starts a conversation. Even the dust talks. Imagine exploring the layers the way we do ancient artifacts. Kerosene oil, coal dust, tobacco smoke, Brylcreem, hair spray, perfume. It’s not always pretty, but it is real.
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> Then there is the art, science, and technology embodied in the object and the progression in successive objects.
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> Being a purveyor of the latest technology, the computer, I’ve enjoyed exploring the evolution of all the inventions that came before and came together to make it happen. Connectors, displays, lights, switches, machining, memory, processors, batteries, on and on. Each one has a story and a role in today’s cutting-edge products, which so shortly will be tomorrow’s “been there, done that—discard.”
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> So, don’t expect the treasures in Tekserve's collection to be shiny restored functioning replicas of the real thing. Value them for what they are: pieces of history.
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> —Dick Demenus, Co-founder, Tekserve
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