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07-18-2011, 12:23 PM
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Gypsygirl1 and Hubby
1959 24' Tradewind
Windsor
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New Television in an Old Box
Hi All --
Thought we'd share the 'new' piece we just added to our 1952 Royal Spartanette livingroom.....
A friend had the cabinet from a 1955 Admiral TV, and so we bought it from him, had another friend shorten the depth (it was very long to accommodate the old tv tubes), and then we installed our flat screen inside. To our amazement, the remote will work the tv through the glass, and then the converter box sits on the floor underneath and works great.
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Gypsygirl1 and Hubby
1959 A/S Tradewind Landyacht 24ft (the traveller)
1952 Royal Spartanette 35ft (summer home)
1954 Pacemaker 32 ft (summer guesthouse)
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07-18-2011, 01:39 PM
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Rivet Master  Commercial Member
1954 22' Safari
Deerfield
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Join Date: May 2003
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What a fun idea! Great project, and far lighter than a tube t.v. anyhow.
My only tweak (being a perfectionist) would be to somehow shrink that rounded hole so you don't see any corners of the plasma at all.
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07-19-2011, 05:47 AM
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Gypsygirl1 and Hubby
1959 24' Tradewind
Windsor
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 177
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Thanks for the comment. Yeah, we know you shouldn't be able to actually SEE the corners of the flat screen inside, but we already had the tv, and it just so happened that the tv fit inside. Maybe one day we could get a tv to fit a little better, but for right now, we're not the Rockefellas, we're the 'other fellas'. 
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Gypsygirl1 and Hubby
1959 A/S Tradewind Landyacht 24ft (the traveller)
1952 Royal Spartanette 35ft (summer home)
1954 Pacemaker 32 ft (summer guesthouse)
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07-19-2011, 07:25 AM
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Rivet Master Commercial Member
1954 22' Safari
Deerfield
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gypsygirl1
we're not the Rockefellas, we're the 'other fellas'.
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Exactly. Well, it looks just great and personally I wouldn't want to watch ' The Long, Long Trailer' on anything else. 
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07-19-2011, 07:26 AM
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Vintage Kin
Fort Worth
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Very nice addition. A TV in a cabinet really works well in a trailer, from several aspects.
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07-19-2011, 07:29 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
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Great!
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07-19-2011, 08:33 AM
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That looks cool!!!! Great Idea!!
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07-20-2011, 08:13 AM
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Gypsygirl1 and Hubby
1959 24' Tradewind
Windsor
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bredlo
Exactly. Well, it looks just great and personally I wouldn't want to watch ' The Long, Long Trailer' on anything else. |
We LOVE that movie, and yes it will be great to watch the movie on this set now.
Thanks for all the nice comments and input. We love sharing on this forum.......
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Gypsygirl1 and Hubby
1959 A/S Tradewind Landyacht 24ft (the traveller)
1952 Royal Spartanette 35ft (summer home)
1954 Pacemaker 32 ft (summer guesthouse)
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07-21-2011, 08:47 AM
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Rivet Master
Vintage Kin Owner
HOUSE SPRINGS
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How fun is that? What a great idea! Do you have other photos of that Royal Spartanette on the forums? I'd love to see more of it!
Tina
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1959 Avion e-20
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07-21-2011, 08:51 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
1973 Argosy 26
1966 30' Sovereign
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That is a really good idea! I have always wanted to do something like that...maybe I will!
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07-21-2011, 09:10 AM
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Gypsygirl1 and Hubby
1959 24' Tradewind
Windsor
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oh2bcarefree
How fun is that? What a great idea! Do you have other photos of that Royal Spartanette on the forums? I'd love to see more of it!
Tina
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Thanks again all ! !
More pictures can be seen here........ along with her story....... enjoy....
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f417...5ft-39395.html
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Gypsygirl1 and Hubby
1959 A/S Tradewind Landyacht 24ft (the traveller)
1952 Royal Spartanette 35ft (summer home)
1954 Pacemaker 32 ft (summer guesthouse)
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07-23-2011, 06:38 AM
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Rivet Master
Vintage Kin Owner
HOUSE SPRINGS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gypsygirl1
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That is wonderful. What a beauty - thank you for noting the link.
Tina
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1959 Avion e-20
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