Are you digging the December chill? We’ve just turned up some great new sets which are sure to help make your hep haven cooler than ever before! Three Spellbinders! The ’56 Zenith “Eye”, ’63 RCA Consolette, and the super cool ’58 UltraVision are that magic touch your living room’s been missing. If these styles aren’t
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Just finished restoring & converting this ’58 Westinghouse 21″ Stratovision in Blonde. Custom configured with HDMI.
The Latest Stellar Masterwork Series Retro Color TV based on the 1957 Motorola 21K126B. Full 1 year warranty, HDMI ready with remote control and functional front power button. 3 month layaway available! Shown on display at Googietime Fabulous Fifties Furnishings inside the Midway Antique Mall.
Hot out of the shop: we’ve just finished up another Masterwork Retro Color TV. Based on the 1958 GE Ultra Vision, we’ve fully modernized the electronics and updated to color. Stellar’s Masterwork Series of Retro Color TVs are seamless updated adaptations, intended to bring the classic vintage styling into today, with modern technology and reliability.
Into retro electronics? Due to popular request, we are now performing seamless Bluetooth 3.0 updates to vintage radios and audio equipment. What this means is that you can use your beautiful retro AM radio, home Hi-Fi, Record Player or Stereo with your Bluetooth-enabled device! This update is done internally and does not affect the original
It’s been a busy day down here at the shop. We were recently able to line up a local photographer and a model to come in and pose for what is going to become much of the visual media for our upcoming line of Masterwork series of Retro Color TVs- Real vintage TV sets, seamlessly
The time has come: the ’58 Olympic B&W to color conversion is complete. This is a custom unit that we’ve restored and retrofitted for Mel and Shane O’Brien over at Hepcat Restorations. Do check out their blog- they’re doing some really incredible restoration work and have one of the finest collections of 50s modern furniture
Restoration wrap-up on a Philco Predicta Pedestal TV.
Just finished servicing these two stunning Philco Predictas for Hepcat Restorations. The larger floor model, known colloquially as the “Barber Pole” or “Pedestal” was 98% bone stock and I was impressed that it was working at all with so many original components though with a ‘squeezed’ picture (poor vertical deflection.) After discussing the options, I
Have you ever seen a 1950s color TV set? This amazing 1958 RCA CTC-7 series came up for sale on ebay out of San Jose. These early round screen TVs are very unusual, and only the very wealthy could afford to own such a set in the ’50s. Color broadcasts did not become regular until
