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 Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 8:40:00 PM on 11 August 2009.
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 MonsieurTelevision
 Location: Düsseldorf, DE
 Member since 11 August 2009
 Member #: 531
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Hi,
May I introduce myself?
I am a german collector of vintage radio & TV sets.
My special interest are early TV sets and the history about them,
the companies and the program history.
This includes, that I collect old TV guides, too.
I own early TV sets from 24 countries (Finland to Australia, but one is not old, the taiwanese).
I am proud to own 3 australian TV sets, 1956 AWA table set, 1956
Electrosound-Saba console and 1957 Astor low boy.
I hope, to find hear collectors to discuss the history of australian television.
Thanks in advance,
MonsieurTelevision (name was given by french collectors because of my hot interest in vintage TV sets!)
 
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 Brad
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 Location: Naremburn, NSW
 Member since 15 November 2005
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Welcome to the Vintage Radio forums MonsieurTelevision. I am assuming you have lots of space as many Australian televisions from the 1950s and 60s were in huge cabinets, particularly those in the 3-in-1 cabinets that included a radio, television and four-speed record player all in one unit.

One thing you will notice after you get a few of the later models from Australia is the extra three channels on the dial. The early sets included channels 1 to 10 but later models included 0 to 11 with the very unique 5A in the middle.


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A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

 
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 Harryparos
 Location: Athens, GR
 Member since 19 March 2017
 Member #: 2083
 Postcount: 1

Hello from Athens, Greece. I am a pensioner and I like vintage electronics especially radios and cassette decks.
 
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 GTC
 Location: Sydney, NSW
 Member since 28 January 2011
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Welcome to V-R Harry.
 
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