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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 8:05:23 PM on 20 July 2013.
	Rosiemackay Location: Melbourne, VIC Member since 20 July 2013 Member #: 1380 Postcount: 4
Hi everyone, my father passed away several years ago and we are disassembling his collection of weird and wonderful things. Amongst his treasures is an AWA Thorn Colour TV Projector (Model 180) and the accompanying "day" screen. We were wondering if these were items that someone might be wishing to restore or collect. I don't believe that the projector is in working order - I think I recal my Dad saying a globe blew many moons ago. That, and the inch-thick layer of dust might make it a good project for someone? Thanks Rosie

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 8:11:50 PM on 20 July 2013.
	Nathan Brown Location: East Maitland, NSW Member since 13 May 2013 Member #: 1342 Postcount: 243
Not really worth much. It is worth about $35/40 dollars if it has all the bulbs ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ "I'd rather have a CRT than nothing" - me "people just throw working CRTs out, it is NOT FUNNY!" -me

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 10:54:25 PM on 20 July 2013.
	Chris Ronayne Location: Wauchope, NSW Member since 1 January 2013 Member #: 1269 Postcount: 576
Maybe, maybe not Nathan. Neither of us really has any idea what the value of such an item would be. I, personally, have no clue what a vintage projector like this would be worth. When you say 'globes', and considering that it is probably an older projector, I get a bad feeling that the projector may have used three CRTs to produce the image - in which case, a suitable replacement could be hard to obtain. Just my thoughts, Chris

Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 12:08:45 AM on 21 July 2013.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7395
Most of the old 'pub sets' had three CRTs to throw the image at the screen and they were notoriously difficult to keep aligned due to the need for circuitry and/or special lenses to correct the 'keystone' and/or 'spoon-effect' errors. The most popular brands were AWA-Thorn and National though I've seen Mitsubishi and Sony sets at times. The sentimental value may be high though the actual resale value will be lower due to these sets weighing a lot and taking up a lot of floor space. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 8:02:59 PM on 23 July 2013.
	TV Collector Location: Ballarat, VIC Member since 4 January 2011 Member #: 803 Postcount: 456
This is an early (around 1977-78) CRT based projection TV that is a bit of a monster to try and move. The projection unit is a 100kg box that doubles as a coffee table and the separate screen unit is fairly large and cumbersome. Spare parts are basically non-existant so if one of the projection CRT's have failed the only source of replacements is from another projection TV. Rosie, where in Melbourne is your father's TV located?

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