Home Page

Mechanical

Early Electronic

Postwar American

Postwar British

Early CRTs

Early Color

Early Cameras

Museum

What's New

Links

Classified Notices

TV History

Restoration

Contact ETF

Index

Restoration of Early Television Sets
 

It is the goal of the Foundation to restore all the sets in its collection to working condition. We have completed restoration of these sets:

Andrea 2-F-5 American TV from1939
Andrea KT-E-5 American TV from 1939
Baird T18C British TV/Radio from 1938
Bell and Howell Projection Set  American Projection TV from 1944
CBS Color Converter/Adapter Field sequential converter from 1950
Colordaptor  American color adaptor from 1956
Cossor 54 British TV from 1937
Cossor 137T British Radio/TV from 1936
DuMont 180  American TV from 1938
Ekco TA-201  British TV (vision only) from 1938
Emerson/Seeburg Telejuke  American TV/Jukebox from 1946
General Electric HM-171 American TV (vision only) from 1939
General Electric HM-185 American TV from 1939
General Electric HM-225 American TV from 1939
Gray Research Monitor Color field sequential monitor from 1951
HMV 904  British Radio/TV from 1938
HMV 904 #2 British Radio/TV from 1938
HMV 905 British TV/Radio from 1938
HMV 1800 British TV from 1939
Marconi 705  British Radio/TV from 1937
Meissner 10-1153 American TV from 1939
Motorola 19CT1 American color TV from 1954
Murphy A58V British TV/Radio from 1938
Pye 817  British TV (vision only) from 1938
RCA TRK-5   American Radio/TV from 1939
RCA TRK-9 American TV/Radio from 1939
RCA TT- 5 American TV (vision only) from 1939
RGD 382-RG British Radio/Phono/TV from 1938
Snaider "Auditorium" American projection set from 1947
Western Empire State Lens disk TV from 1932
Westinghouse WRT-700 American TV (vision only) from 1939
Westinghouse WRT-703 American TV/Radio from 1939

 

We are currently restoring these sets:

Andrea 8-F-12 

 American Radio/Phono/TV from 1939
General Electric HM-171 #2 American TV (vision only) from 1939
Westinghouse WRT-701 American TV/Radio from 1939

 

Additional Information on Restoration

Classified Notices
David Boynes' GEC BT-9121 Restoration
David Boynes Pye Experimental Color Set Restoration
Finding parts for old TV set restoration

How we do our restorations
Hugo Holden's HMV 904 Restoration
Hugo Holden's RCA 621 Restortation
Making a new transformer look old
NTSC setup patterns on DVD available
Online Early TV Forums
Phil Nelson's RCA 630TS restoration
Phil Nelson's TV restorations
Prewar 12AP4 substitute
Prewar CRT rebuilding
Rebuilding CRTs at the museum
Rebuilding CRTs - the process
Rebuilding electrolytic capacitors .
Rebuilding high voltage (EHT) capacitors
Rebuilding paper capacitors
Restoration Advice
Rider index of TV service data
Steve Ostler's Marconi 702 Restoration
Tubes for sale

 

405 Line Modulator Kit Available

We have designed a simple modulator to be used with British 405 line TV sets. It can also be used with prewar (AM sound) American sets. We ordered a number of printed circuit boards, and are making them available to anyone who needs one at our cost of $25 or 15 Pounds Sterling, including postage to the U.S. or Europe. Click for more information or ordering instructions.

1