As always, I welcome International buyers. This TV is too large and heavy to ship it lower priced USPS, please contact me for a quote if you are truly interested in buying it and shipping it Air Cargo, airport to airport. 
 
1948 channel 1, Fada model 940, 12" TV. All the knobs are original, the channel knob has a small piece missing. Cosmetics of the wood cabinet are fair to good overall with some minor scratches, nicks, veneer chips and finish loss. There is a loose glue joint on the top right and a crack below it. Most of the wear is around the bottom and top edges and around the TV control knobs. The cabinet back and AC cord are long gone, speaker is a later replacement and one of the rear hold-down brackets for the top has a piece broken off.

Chassis/electronics were recapped at one time and upon quick test the picture tube lights. Notice there is surface rust on the top side of this chassis. I did not test the electronics or any of tubes except the RCA 12LP4 picture tube that has a loose end cap/plug, the glue has dried out. Sencore CR70 picture tube test results: H-K Shorts - Good, G1 Shorts - Good, Cutoff - Good, Emissions - Good, Life Test - Good. There are a dozen or so very noticeable scratches on the face of this tube.The picture tube may work perfectly or may not at all upon arrival. If you don’t want to take a chance on it, that is fine with me. I will subtract $50 from the final sale price and adjust the shipping costs.


I buy, sell and collect vintage TV’s, I do no electronic restorations/repairs. I am selling this set as pictured, as-is, display only, not working, for parts and repair, no returns. This 70+ year old TV must be looked over, safety checked and repaired/restored by a qualified technician before use. The important thing is the chassis is all there with no known missing electronic parts.


Pick-up is strongly suggested! 

 

TV cabinet measures 16 3/4” tall, 24 1/4” wide, 20” deep and weighs 84 lb. The picture tube will be packed in a separate box as when new.

Box for TV cabinet with chassis bolted in place will measure 21” tall, 29” wide, 25” deep and weigh 84 lb.

Picture tube measures 12 1/4" in diameter, 19 1/2" tall and weighs 12 lb. Package will measure 17" x 17" x 25" tall and weigh 16 lb.

 

Good, strong packing supplies/boxes including 2” thick hard Styrofoam to line the boxes will cost $45 and FedEx Ground shipping (cheapest/ best handling ground service) will cost $200.00. Shipping quotes include insurance.

 

Don’t want to spend money on packing and shipping? Come get it or send a friend who is passing through or vacationing here. I live in the St. Petersburg area on the west coast of Florida. uShip is always a good alternative too, www.uship.com  


The pictures below are of the actual vintage television I am selling.

Please e-mail any questions you might have before bidding. 


 


















































RCA 12LP4 with many scratches.