Item: 1940s John Vassos Rca Pre-War ( Channel 1 ) Old Art Deco Television
Sold For: $1,076.00
Bids: 16
Date: Apr 07, 2012
Auction: Ebay
Seller: radios10467
Description and Image By: radios10467
What you are buying is an incredible early 1946 rca model 621 art deco television with channel 1 . This is about as cool as it gets , this vintage historical rca television sports a pre-war designed television chassis housed in a pre-war designed cabinet . This historical television was americas very first television designed to be sold to the general public . The televisions art deco cabinet was designed by world renowned industrial designer john vassos ( google him and this rca television for all the historical facts ) !!! Heres just some of what i found this is an art deco styled vintage television, with channel one through channel 13. The cabinet was designed by john vassos (a famous industrial designer of the period) before world war two, but wwii got in the way of production, so this fabulous tv design had to wait until rca was ready to unveil their first line-up of post war sets, and these were marketed by rca victor for only a few months in 1946! This small wooden table top cabinet, was the smallest rca victor 1946 model, the 621-ts, with only around 15,000 ever produced and possibly only a hundred remaining . The cabinet is excellent , and in great condition , with only slight average wear . The tv retains all original bakelite knobs and its bottom paper label . The tv is about 19 inches wide , 15 inches deep and about 15 inches tall , and weighs in at well over 60 pounds . The picture tube has good filiments , ( that is the only thing that was checked on this tv ) , but if you plan on useing this tv , an electronic update of its vintage electronics is needed for safe playing . A google search of vintage tv repairs or restoration will yeild many results . So dont let this incredible rca television slip by , they do not come up for sale often.