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Old 30th Mar 2023, 12:36 pm   #11
Philips210
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Default Re: TV Collectors look away....

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Originally Posted by Colourstar View Post
Whilst I agree that it's not the most important thing going on in the world, I wouldn't class sets like that as exactly 'common' these days- that one is sixty years old and a rare survivor in good condition.

I think its only natural for anyone whose hobby is related to preservation to feel a touch of sadness at seeing something eminently restorable being ruined.

Just my thoughts!

Steve
That's exactly what I thought. I can see both sides of the debate but the key thing here is there can't be many of that particular model in existence. It is a great shame to break up that set for some repurposing project. To think it's survived for sixty years and then it meets that treatment.

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Symon
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