11-25-2014, 11:29 PM
Hey Bob,
I can see why you like the 49-1076, it is one of the more snazzier looking TV consoles of the time. Coincidentally, I was at the electronics and industrial salvage place I rescued my 1973 Zenith set from last year and guess what I found? A virtually complete Philco 49-1278 console sitting between a couple junk pianos on a pallet. Has a thick layer of dust on it, but I think it might be a diamond in the rough and I decided to rescue it before it got recycled. (That might not have happened as the owner of the place does have an eye for things that can be saved.) Anyways, it is currently in my van and other than a missing back panel, a broken door hinge, and the black paint flaking on the safety glass, it looks ok for something that has sat for ages. I'll post pictures of it in a separate thread in the TV sub-forum later. This set looks just like the 49-1076 and I think I might have a spare 12 inch CRT for it.
I can see why you like the 49-1076, it is one of the more snazzier looking TV consoles of the time. Coincidentally, I was at the electronics and industrial salvage place I rescued my 1973 Zenith set from last year and guess what I found? A virtually complete Philco 49-1278 console sitting between a couple junk pianos on a pallet. Has a thick layer of dust on it, but I think it might be a diamond in the rough and I decided to rescue it before it got recycled. (That might not have happened as the owner of the place does have an eye for things that can be saved.) Anyways, it is currently in my van and other than a missing back panel, a broken door hinge, and the black paint flaking on the safety glass, it looks ok for something that has sat for ages. I'll post pictures of it in a separate thread in the TV sub-forum later. This set looks just like the 49-1076 and I think I might have a spare 12 inch CRT for it.
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