This photo is from the book Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s (Cara Greenberg, HARMONY Books, 1984). The hi-light on this page is the Philco Predicta, which was from the late 50s and early 60s. These are now collectibles, and very hard to come by.
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This is the credenza or table-top model. Note that wonderful, very 50s metal stand, which plays off the wall art.
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This is the one in my library. It's the pedestal version. I purchased this for $75.00, about 20 years ago in Vancouver. The dusty, cramped radio/TV repair shop was ancient, as was the proprietor. The TV works (for a while, then goes frizzy), but I couldn't charm the man to spend time getting it tip-top. He shrugged his shoulders and said: "But who has the time?" He's right, as I don't even know if you can even buy the vacuum tubes needed to fix it.
If I ever wanted to sell this Predicta, the starting bid would be about $3,000. But I'm not so inclined.
The Barber Pole you have is fixable at $200 for the chassis and about $300+++ on cosmetics... Running = worth about 800-1,200 dollars.
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