For the vintage TV buffs

[Greg G.]

See if you can guess this one:

[Dan/Panther]

I will guess Duke Ellington, Cavalcade of Stars.
D/P

[Greg G.]

I will guess Duke Ellington, Cavalcade of Stars.
D/P

I meant the TV itself, but that's a good guess.

[Phonesrfun]

My guess is that it is an Admiral.  Am I right?  the picture looks fake, though.  Too sharp.

[Bill Cahill]

Definately an Admiral tv. Looks like a fake picture of Lawrence Welk on screen.
Bill Cahill

[Greg G.]

Well, you're all pretty close.  The picture is fake because the "TV" is.  It's a vintage store display, a cardboard mockup.

[mmd]

Well, you're all pretty close.  The picture is fake because the "TV" is.  It's a vintage store display, a cardboard mockup.

Just saw the thread and thats what I noticed, it seemed cardboardish and lopsided.

[rp2813]

Yeah, I have a 1950 Admiral 10" bakelite consolette and the knobs are the same on the cardboard one.  That's what I couldn't figure out.  It has the real knobs, it says "Admiral" below the screen, but that whole piece around the screen looks tacked on and pushed in up at top left, and there isn't enough space between the front lens and the actual CRT.  Now I know why.  It has neither.