Hi all,
A friend of mine recently found in almost perfect nick an Astor Plymouth TV in a beautiful red wood cabinet on the side of the road being thrown out for hard rubbsih collection.

He's considering refurbishing it and turning it into something else using the red wood casing as the cabinet ie. a fish tank or display cabinet or something.

I thought to a collector it may be of some value. Does anyone know how may the cost or if I need to provide anymore details to narrow down what type of Astor Plymouth it is?

Hi there maybe a pik would help identify and does it work? in good condition?. id probably put it on ebay as it would be a shame to see it turned into a fishtank and TVs are getting harder to find because noone collected them. I'm sure a collector would buy it for his or her collection and get some good enjoyment out of it just a thought

Thanks Blingbling.
Not sure if it works yet. Haven't tried it. If it did work, how much roughly would they go for do you think?

Only reason asking, is because we're not collectors and have no idea to be honest. It just looked great!

Televisions can usually go for between $20 and $200 and maybe a little higher for a rare model. If the cabinet is in good nick and the innards are complete then it is best to revive it as a television from a historical point of view. These sets will easily survive the scrapping of analogue transmissions with the use of a set top box and VHF video modulator so there is everything to like about keeping that set, even as a conversation piece.

You'll feel good too, when you turn it on and show your friends their favourite digital transmissions coming in on a set made some 60 years ago.

Brad's estimation on value is fairly accurate though I doubt an Astor Plymouth would sell for more than $100 unless someone particularly wanted it. Don't expect to get rich trying to sell it. Only a few very early model TV's sell for over $100 in most cases.

The Astor Plymouth models are attractive sets dating from 1963. It would be best to avoid the temptation to convert it into something else as they are too nice to a TV to suffer such a fate.

If it is easy for you to do so, you can confirm it is the model I'm thinking of by looking at the left hand side of the metal chassis visible through the TV back panel. The model number is printed on the chassis. My guess is that it will be a model P31L/4A-BA. The model number is also printed on the back panel but will probably have faded so much as to be unreadable.

I would love this TV for my collection as well it is a nice peice but its too far away as per all the ones I want wish I was old already I could go around australia with a flatbed truck and pickup all the ones I want lol as Brad said it would be nice to keep it I would even if it doesnt work is this yours?


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180661600593&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT.

I'm not really into TVs but that eBay item is a good looking thing.

It is a shame that most people just don't have the space for these things otherwise many more would collect them.

TV Collector: Yes, you are correct re the model.
However it hasn't faded so much that you cannot see it on the rear panel.

BlingBling, if you didn't live so far away I'd consider it! lol

The ebay link is not ours, but its close. It doesn't have the vinyl player though. The panels are of equal width. It even has the original schematics etc inside it.

I've uploaded a few pics onto photobucket so you can see how great it looks. Only I took those pics at 7.30am one overcast morning and the day I saw it it had sunlight hitting the beautiful deep red panels. It really is a beautiful piece.

But yes, like most we dont have much room for it


http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x219/CP021/Buy%20and%20Sell/04052011905.jpg.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x219/CP021/Buy%20and%20Sell/04052011907.jpg.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x219/CP021/Buy%20and%20Sell/04052011908.jpg.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x219/CP021/Buy%20and%20Sell/04052011904.jpg.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x219/CP021/Buy%20and%20Sell/04052011909.jpg.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x219/CP021/Buy%20and%20Sell/04052011912.jpg.

That's a nice set, very architectural in style. You've even got a tray underneath for the digital box and DVD. I'd consider buying it if it went on sale.

I drove to Melbourne today to buy the Plymouth. I'd thought it over, and the combination of the unusual shape and the lacquered rosewood was too good to refuse.

Saved from the fish!

I've just got to clear space for it now! Still, a good excuse to have a tidy up.

Haha good one sue you should upload some piks of your collection id be interested in seeing I want one of these for my collection one day

Glad to see it went to someone who will appreciate the beauty of it as I did

Hope it works out well for you