Vintage 1956 RCA Television TV Oval Screen Swivel Retro

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THIS IS SO COOL! Offered today for your consideration is an amazing vintage RCA television from the 1950s. This great TV features a blonde metal cabinet with a blonde wood base. The TV part swivels on the base so that it can be pointed to various parts of the room for the viewers' convenience. It has an almost hidden compartment in the top of the set that flips open to reveal the controls for the TV. The outer part of the screen is square, but the picture tube is rounded on the corners giving it an oval shape. The back sports an early jack that was designed to allow the owner to plug his Victrola into the TV and listen to music through the speakers. It also has an "internal atennea" that connects by an antennea cord to the rabbit ears. (I don't have the rabbit ears.) This was obviously a very "up-town" model! This TV is the 1956, 21", swivel consolette, wood (limed oak), Pickwick model, that originally sold for $249.95. That was a fortune in the 1950s! (Many thanks to the very kind eBayer who wrote to me with the model info - you're awesome!) This TV measures 35" tall by 22" wide by 19" deep. This item is in NEAR PERFECT condition! It has a few very faint little scratches, and t is a small spot on the top w it looks like someone set something hot and singed it VERY slightly. Otherwise, its clean and I can't find a thing wrong with it. The model number is: 21-T-6257 The serial number is: A2412406. This is a heavy, very valuable item, so the winning buyer will need to arrange for shipping, or arrange to pick it up (I'm not far from Yellowstone - why not take the family on a vacation!?) I will help the buyer and the shipping company in any way that I can, but I simply don't have time to make all of the arrangements for packing and shipping. One of my potential bidders suggested shipping through the UPS store. We have one in Cody, which is about 25 miles away, and I would be happy to deliver the TV t You would have to have a UPS account, or you would have to set one up. It isn't hard to do - you just give them a credit card number and they will ship for you. If you live in a 100 mile radius of Powell, Wyoming I would consider delivering the TV for an additional fee. No warranty is implied, and t will be no refunds on this item due to the bulk, but I was told by the family that their mother watched this TV until her death a few months ago, and that it worked just fine. As with all of our auctions, this one has a very low opening bid, and we never have a reserve. Please read the following before bidding, so that you will be aware of our policies: We are happy to answer any questions that you may have before bidding, but we are not at our computer every minute, so whenever possible please try to ask them at least 12 hours before auction's end. The buyer is responsible for shipping costs, and insurance is strongly recommended. PLEASE be aware that we cannot be responsible for items lost or damaged by the post office. We will pack your item to the best of our ability, but we have no control over what happens to it when it leaves our hands. Also, the items that we sell have been around for many years, and many have accumulated quite a bit of dust. We give them a cursory cleaning before listing, but the fine cleaning will be done by the buyer. The less time that we have to invest in each piece, the greater the savings that we can pass along to you. We deal in used items. Many will have some kind of imperfection(s), which we describe to the best of our ability. However, we are human and mistakes can be made. If we misrepresent an item we will refund your money including shipping costs. (The item must be returned to us in the same conidition in which it was shipped.) Please contact us immediately if you are unhappy for any reason. If you simply change your mind about an item, or decide that you do not care for it within 2 days of receiving it, please notify us and we will refund your money less shipping costs. It is our desire that everyone be pleased wit... read more

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