WGBH Channel 2 Auction; 1981 Auction

It's an anonymous friend of channels. It's retail value of three hundred eighty dollars and it's. One seven five six. We have. War one poster. By the distinguished. French poster artist. Sorry i'm going to sell it. One of the best known of french poster artist during world war one. It shows a colorful drawing of the process. And it publicizes. An exhibition of were created by the soldier artist at the front. And it reads in the bottom right. Open in the thriller regarding the twenty second of february twenty second. And it tells you about the general admission that there is a flight. On the bottom left. Otherwise. Remarkably

good condition. The size is thirty one by forty seven inches. Donated by a friend of chattel to retail value of one hundred dollars one to five. Thank you very very much harm. That's the key word. Right now it's time for another trip to. Great carney my good friend got to happen doesn't especially. The very far side of maybe your cup of tea. One is a set of digital navigation instruments donated by data marine international cape cod. Valued at eight hundred twenty five dollars. The package includes a corinthian depth sounder essential for coastal piloting an audible alarm can be set to be there for eight feet for added safety in strange water. The current. Meter is more than just an instrument to measure boat speed. A touch of a front panel switch zero is a built in trip log it's often as necessary. Without interfering with the

memory of the current the in when machine is a response of ultra accurate. Wind direction and speed indicator. All of these instruments have a waterproof housing. Are flush mounted in the standard four inch aperture. In time with the math black base of finish. Whatever your sailing preference racing or cruising. If you're a serious sailor. You want disappointment aboard your boat. It's item number nine eight eight one. The date a marine sailing package. Valued at eighteen hundred and twenty five dollars. That's our first special tonight and we have many many more on greg hardy and. I'd like to remind you that. Tennis and television. Long been synonymous are channel two. We teamed up with a long wood cricket club back in one thousand nine hundred fifty three. And we've been bringing you extensive and excellent tennis coverage. Since that time. And there's going to be more opportunities for tennis. As we get into the summer channel two we'll be bringing you the semifinals in the finals of the us professional championships. From longwood. Monday night of the finals issue area. Night time television or nighttime tennis on

television is not dead. But right here. We're talking about a lot of tennis. In the stadium at longwood. And it's a real treat. And a good cop or. Corporate opportunity. So for any of you who love tennis as much as i do give a close look at item. Six six eight nine. Because with the right balance of your bid. It could be yours. Thanks to the stone nation from the longwood cricket club and our good friends. Mark thompson. Bob basis and joan carter. You can view the us professional tennis championships from your own. Six seated box. You'll enjoy. All fifteen matches the finals included. From monday july thirteenth. To july twenty eighth if you're a high but are you also have a week long member. A ship in the garden club. And a reserved parking place. Oh boy that's how it is in the world to get up there sparky. You know what you're seeing right now is one all around ties and. Eddie briggs and. A final of a couple of years back and. It'll be night time again as i said the final

out there long. What better way to enjoy a week of championship. Sense. So once again. Item six six eight not a sub box seat for six. Membership in the garden club where they are all kinds of good refreshments and wonderful food. Your own parking place. Eight days and fifteen sessions of tennis. For the entire us. Rotana cabbage its value at twelve hundred dollars. And boy thank you all right. Now our next item and another special. Is given to us by our good friends at w n a c t v. It is six thousand balloons. Six thousand dollars of advertising time. On channel seven right here in boston. Now. There are a couple of restrictions to this. So please pay attention to the advertising that you buy. Must be utilized in full. Between july first and september first nine hundred eighty one. And it may not be used by or on behalf of a public official. Or a candidate

or potential candidate for office. In one thousand nine hundred one. It also can't be used by a competing television station or a channel seven. Advertiser. Currently under contract. And that may seem like a lot of restrictions but it's really not. And it makes sense. Now the advertiser also has to be approved by w n a c t v all advertising must meet station's standards. And it may not involve a controversial issue. And is subject to all terms and conditions of the standard contract. So there it is six thousand dollars worth of advertising. On channel seven. From says july one to september one. Donated by debbie and i see t.v. as i don't number one four one five six. I don't number one four one five six. Six thousand dollars worth of advertising that is a terrific special. And now while we're on the topic of television. Did you know that there are t.v. shows floating around me. Even as i speak even the small movies sports entertainment special you name it. And you know where they come

from satellites way up there. If you'd like to put the shows on your television mean you need. The item i'm about to show you which is item one four nine four seven. What is it. It's a downlink satellite receiver antenna system. That's been donated by the. Downlink incorporated. Satellite that. This is the downlink. T.v. are on to an antenna system. Features a twelve foot. Skyview spherical antenna. The downlink two x. receiver and. A one hundred twenty degree caliban low low noise amplifiers the entire. Turnkey system. Unable you to receive satellite programming in your home. Satellite data of lost touch with massachusetts. Authorized down only dealer. Down like that's kind of jargon for us folks. But he didn't authorize that only theater. And they will handle installation of the systems in your area. After determining a proper looking. Look angle. That's more jargon. But it's a very important thing for this system. Which is a harness.

This is donated by downlink incorporated. It's a five thousand five hundred dollars value. Why would you like to have that thing sitting in your backyard. Getting all those special t.v. things. I don't have a one for nine or seven a down only. Satellite receiver antenna system. Five thousand five hundred dollars. And now. Faster than a speeding earthbound television program. Specials offers you a ride on the famous. Nord express. Item number four seven three. Is this. French poster by emphasizing it's valued at eight thousand. Dollars another big board tonight. And the current high that is only one thousand five hundred folks that's a steal we can't let it go for that. But you'll be seeing it all before. This is been donated by a friend of channel two. This is truly a special. Work of art. The material is paper on canvas and the poster measures. Forty one inches by twenty nine and a half inch.

Created in one hundred twenty seven. For the french. Railroad system. And i want to tell you this was the space shuttle of its day look at those lines. Look at how sleek it reminds me of the space shuttle. It is an absolutely perfect condition. And the style is and is incidentally. Incidentally cassandra was considered one of the premier graphic artist of his time. So there's no question that. This perfectly preserved poster. Is a work of art that will only increase in value. We'll be showing it to you all week long. I don't know seven three the nordics press poster. Valued at eight thousand dollars. Let's look at a very special computer. From our friends at computer lab. And it's i don't know for seven three hundred five. District manager for. Common our business machine. I'm pleased to be here on behalf of computer

labs are authorized dealer. In the greater boston area where they have donated to the channel two i.c.b.m. micro computer with a c.p.u. floppy disk. And printer that fits in the workstation the type and in the business environment. It handles the needs of word processing. General ledger. Database management and legal time accounting. In addition to the system. Computer land is offering a service. In the greater boston area. And free training to the highest bidder. Microcomputer system. computerland. Of boston. Good evening i'm rick allert and this is the channel two auction it's our sixteenth auction of the year and we've got one of the wonderful item for you right now we need to say thank you to the rice didn't type of refers of you who testified for the collection. Catalog and i must say vehicle type it was. And we are over here. With philip k. allen and he's ready to sell

off on a very good job. Thank you thank you for the first item is the queen size goes down comforter. Together with the cover and pillowcase retailing. Three hundred nineteen dollars donated by. The i don't shop and the and the jews. I don't shop and. For two hundred ninety five dollars. That's a great deal. Then the wall release the wall. Relief not the war relief. Produced by the jews. Gallery. Hundred ninety six dollars. And it went for one hundred ten. Then the handloom sweater inspired by ralph lauren. Told about donated by nit pickers the retail value of one hundred dollars. Went for seventy dollars. Now we come to the giant sized skimmer and. The copper skimmer.

The copper and steels camera. From kitchen arts. With a retail value of eighty five dollars and. It went for. Ninety dollars. Greater than the black and white photograph of pinckney street in the snow. Synergism gallery. With a retail value of eighty five for one hundred dollars. That's great. And then the and finally the poster. Of the first issue of the boston monthly magazine. Go native by the boss a month. The retail value of one hundred dollars seventy five go. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Again tonight. Thank you ladies and gentlemen for being with us. It is time for an important break. Much of the cost of bring you today's auction has been underwritten by the bay bank where twenty four hour banking is available at more than one hundred fifty favor. Twenty four were made telling your basement card give you instant cash with the largest network of automated banking centers in new

england. We would like to extend our thanks to our friends at the john hancock whose continued support of public broadcasting. Helped to make the channel two option possible. Thank you as we say where i come. Thank you. And now. I'd like to introduce you to lois pines who is a regional director of the federal trade commission here in boston welcome to our. Very well we're very pleased here this evening we have a beautiful black straw hat. With red and. Donated to the town to auction by eleven newbury street in boston. And it has a retail value. Of seventy dollars. And i know. Dozens of people would just love to wear this the summer. Are next to glass.

Lovely lamp shade. They are made of gold iridescence. To ban and. Their early nineteenth century there. On signs. They have a retail value of three hundred dollars and. They were donated to the channels to auction by a friend of channel two from and over. They're five inches high and the color is. Gold the item number is twenty four ninety eight. Incidentally i failed to mention the item number on the lovely black straw hat with poppies and a green band and that's item number five zero seven six. The next item. We have is what is holder with. Eight silver a souvenir. For the wooden bowl rack with an intricate lee carved design hold a souvenir. Bone. Six of which is sterling they come from such places as the almost nova scotia's saratoga in madison. A very

happy addition for it. And he's been collected are. The dimensions are fourteen inches by four and a half inches that's the holder of course. And it's donated to channel two. By a friend and it has a retail value of seventy five dollars and the item number on this lovely item. Is eighty two zero. For the next item is a very interesting. Word a cold hot rag. The three pieces are put together. It's chrome plated steel. And it's handy both in the bath as well as in the workshop. It mounts by friction. No screws in the this. And it just sits between the ceiling and the floor or perhaps on the countertop. It is exchangeable. And it was donated to the channel two option by kitchen. Arts of boston. It has a retail value of fifty two dollars and the item number is one for two to one. Our next item is a framed and matted lovely poster. Of the.

June july. Nine hundred seventy nine cover of the boston monthly magazine and it was framed and matted. By graphic art center. Of brookline. It's a poster of an original water column by. Boston artist. Marc fisher. The boston magazine is a magazine the best reflects the style and good taste of boston and it is really a lovely. Poster that would break any wall. The item number is one four eight one one. It has a retail value of fifty dollars and it was donated to the auction by the boston monthly magazine. Our last item for this table. Is also a framed and matted poster. However this is of the september nineteenth seventy nine cover. Of the boston that. Monthly by boston artist. Karen watson. It's a framed and matted poster of an original watercolor by karen

watson. I'm sure that you've seen karen. Work. Often in the boston globe but this particular poster was framed and matted by the graphic arts center. Of brookline as well as a retail value of fifty dollars. It was donated again by the boston monthly magazine and it's. Item number one four eight one two now we need all of those. Coming in to make lots of money so that we can continue to do the good work that we need to have done here it sounds great. Thank you very very much lois will be back to that table i'd like to let you know right now that this is boston. And i am recovered to say this is our. Sixteenth annual. Auction. Would like to thank the colonnade hotel of austin. For the use of their ballroom the huntington suite for the two collection preview display. And now mr crosby forbes. Founder into raider museum of the american china trade. Is going to sell. Oh you did a fabulous

job. On the block. Wrought iron and are really donated by alexander memmel of brooklyn. Retail value one hundred fifty dollars. It was two hundred dollars. You will enjoy those. Item number one two five zero one. The ring. Donated by two friends of. The retail value. Was one hundred thirty seven dollars. Thank you very much. Special ball attached to it. Donated by a friend of the retail value at all to under ninety dollars. Thank you very much. Eleven. Which you can enjoy

all donated by a friend of the retail value of a hundred. Hundred dollars two hundred sixty dollars. Donations are spread of channel to the retail value of three hundred dollars. Then on that was four hundred. You can see what happened to. Victorian wunpost. Donated by a friend of channel two. For the retail value of one hundred dollars two hundred ten dollars. I thank you very much. Thank you and i thank you very much. That was very very much appreciated. Opportunity to thank. Harbor. For the generosity and so forth they have lent it to collections and i do apologize if i've pronounced

any of those names incorrectly. They were brand new to me. Over here at table. Actually not a believer such any group. She's ready to do two things one. The fashions that show previously and then bring on some more fashion or. Thank you. Welcome back to our new very special who restrict special. First of all we have carrie kelly the high bid of the ladies. Shirt jacket is two hundred fifty one dollars. This is donated by the nice lady. Of florence italy. Thank you very much kerry. All right next we have the four piece raspberry bobbery books. Outfit the high bid is forty three dollars. My goodness somebody getting a good bid. Donated by tempo of newbury street. Ok the next one is a two piece black and white dress jacket. The high bid is eighty dollars. Modeled by margery. Very nice measuring. All right next we have a two piece black and white. Four hundred ten dollars. With a five

hundred ten dollars and believe me it is worth it. This is modeled by millie melly. Very lovely thank you very much. And once again. We have this lovely beautiful sapphire silk chiffon. Metallic evening gown. The high bid so far is two hundred twenty five dollars. And that is a steal so somebody else hurry up and get their. Ok. Next on our board. We have a wrap dinner dress. This is modeled by dorothy kelly. The dress is designed by no a clerk. Exclusively for san tropez. It's an american empire so. Item number six three one six. Was originally built between eighteen thirty. And eight hundred fifty. Of hand part. Near the artistically car. Top shows the early influence of the victorian period. That was just

beginning. At the time of manifest. It's donated by earth heart. Johnson incorporated. Of water taps and expertly repaired. We finished. And upholstered. To a beautiful piece. Reflecting its original charm in l.a.. It's finished in. And will mean. Great on bell but with the where soil and bottom is it can fit. The size is seventy five inches long and twenty nine inches. Front to back. Condition. It's excellent. With a retail value. Of twenty eight hundred dollars. And once again. This is item number six. Three one six. If you've been looking for a victorian style sofa. This is the one for you. Of course. What better combination. Than a fine sofa. Coupled with a a fine oriental rug. Then consider this next item as this is a kurdish killam oriental rug. It's item number four three six nine. And it was donated by a friend of channel two. The value. Is twenty four hundred dollars. Of the kurdish people are

wandering nomadic tribes. And a rug such as this one. Would be used in their cancer either for ornament. Or for war because of strong flat woven construction. With a strong geometric pattern in reds. Violet. And green a much prized in today's interiors. The rug. Is in excellent condition. It's made of wool. The size is five feet ten inches wide and. Sixteen feet four inches long. Once again. This is item. Number four three six nine. Now. Force yourself to get up from your comfortable sofa. Walk across your luggage oreo's killam rug. And you enter your kitchen where your news to stow. Awaits your attention as this is the general air model. F one twenty one. Real rain. It's item number four nine five eight. Value. At two thousand and eighty eight dollars. And it was donated by the grace sales company of somerville.

The jenner. F one twenty one with electronic air cleaning. Has more flexibility. More functions and. Greater combination of benefits. Than any other range. It features more ways to cook. Than any other range in the world. Since its ductless. It can be installed anywhere. The flexibility extends to its. Exclusive selective use convection oven. While the oven is a full featured clock controlled. Radiant heat up and with all the bacon broiled abilities. At the turn of a switch. It becomes a convention of conventional oven. To cook meats and many other foods. In a constantly research relating stream of heated air. Permitting a decrease in cooking time. Of up to fifty percent. The color is arman. And the item number is four nine five eight. Of course if you need a recipe for your. Gourmet dinner to be cooked on the generator. You'll probably find it in your home computer. Which will be sitting on the furniture. We just happen to have for you. And we have a complete.

Workstation arrangement. Donated by right line incorporated a unit. Of very right corporation. It's item number two six two nine six. Here's an ideal workstation for. Operating your computer terminal. Whether for your office or home. This contemporary work station is a must for the average computer user. The terminal span. Shown here. Is one of right lines new d.t.s. ergonomic workstation. It's totally adjustable. To your personal requirements. For example. You can raise or lower the screen and keyboard. To a comfortable working position. You can also. Tilt the screen to reduce glare that causes i pity. All the. Adjustments and more. Are made while you're seated at the terminal. No additional tools are necessary. Aside extension. Which is attached to the stand. If you add. Works or. The side extension automatically adjusts with the keyboard. At this attractive workstation. Also includes an adjustable copyholders.

And resupport. Now with your workstation properly arranged. You'll need correct and comfortable seating. And that's what you get with right lines. Workstation chair. Of this chair provides maximum seating support. Its height adjustable with swivel and. Capability. And with a foot rest for your feet. Your legs will be comfortably supported. While you're seated at the terminal. Finally. For your filing needs. This workstation package includes one of right lines popular. Up to meet a cabinet. At the media cabinet. Write line will provide a cabinet. For a small business or home computer you. Or they'll be happy to help you. Custom design a cabinet. Of equivalent value of the cab it comes with. Can bind. The complete workstation filing cabinet. Which you've just seen. Retails for twenty one hundred twenty four dollars. This entire package can be yours. From channel two and right line. Barry right. Located in worcester massachusetts.

It's item number six two nine six. Possibly the most exciting development in the ever changing television industry. Is the video. Yes. Here in specials tonight. We're very fortunate to have two video dis players by magnavox. Here's diane page. To tell you all about this great item. Which will go to the highest bidder. Turn your home into an entertainment center of the future. With a magnificent video display. And nineteen in some color television. Both of these bright ideas need to tame an awful magnavox. And both are yours. If you are the highest bidder. You'll be able to enjoy current films. Stereo concerts by top entertainers. Relive exciting moments in sports. Attend an opera or exercise class. Even teach your kids magic tricks. All in the comfort of your own living room with meghna vision. Television is no longer just for spectators. Now you have the remote control of such special effects. As freeze frame.

Slow motion. That forward in reverse. By using advanced laser technology to read the information encoded on the video disc the magnificent player achieve superior picture and sound quality. And since no needle touches the disc. It continues to produce a sharp. Clear picture. Time after time. What better way to enjoy this exciting new form of home entertainment. Than a magnavox star system nineteen inch diagonal color television. This handsome model offers. State of the art technology including. Infrared remote control. Random access touch tuning. On screen time and channel display. Along with a magnavox reputation for performance and reliability. This entire home entertainment package including two laser vision video just to start your library. As a retail value of one thousand four hundred fifty dollars. This magnavox video system of tomorrow. Can be yours today. If you are the highest bidder. Remember the magnavox. Laser vision video display or. Is a multiple item

on the specials for. It's item number one two four nine three. The retail value. Fourteen hundred fifty dollars each and they'll go to the two highest bidder. I knew channel two would do this eventually. Now they've got something they want you to bid on. That doesn't even exist. Well. It's a weekend for two. In the seven room presidential suite. In the new. Western hotel copley place. It's opening. A weekend and a weekend. In july of next year one thousand nine hundred eighty three. This price includes dinner for four additional guests. In the dining room. Saturday evening. And then there's a sunday breakfast for two. In the whole tails. Tax which included. It's donated by the westin hotel. Copley place in boston. As a retail value. Of two thousand dollars. It's item number one two two one three.

Of that weekend at the westin hotel in copley place. The hotel that just yet. Is a real due. And i recommend that you call. Item number one one three. Now back to the studio way. Ok john carver back here in studio with about fifty people out of town to auction is going on what's next to last night i may get a lot of grief from the lady beside me and damon because i haven't been one for bomb i like. I'm sorry i get away with what you don't figure and. Hello from studio b.. I'm ed burger. And i have five items to present to you.

The first port of interest. Anyone wants to improve business controls. And upgrade equipment. The first item. Number one seven five four zero. Is a chronos. System forty timekeeper. Of this computerized time an attendance system. Was three years in development. Just listen to some of these features. The cron-o. system forty. Will keep track of up to two hundred fifty employees and. In shifts. It will print not only the employee's name. Apartment or ship number. Employee numbers day dates. And of course. Be in and out time. But it will also. Total daily and weekly hours. Plus your regular time. And over time out to suit your needs. You can program daily or weekly. Over time limit. Seven to fifteen day pay periods. Up to eight punches per day for breaks. Lunches or split shifts. And in and out. The computerized. One zero system forty time keeper. Is a payroll manager's dream. It was

donated donated to the channel two option by quantised incorporated a bright. Retail value. Is four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars. And the item number once again. Is one seven five four zero. Now before your employees report to work. You'll need some office space. Our next item will solve that problem. Item number five to four four. Is a professional office suite. At four hundred west cummings park. In weren't for four months. Now this is a suite consisting of two private offices. A large. Seven hundred square foot. Open office area. And one hundred square feet. Of common area. In a newly constructed building located. Very conveniently at the junction of routes. I ninety three and i ninety five in woburn. The rent on this professional office suite. Is one thousand one hundred dollars a month. The high bidder. Gets four months or so for all of your bad mathematicians. The value of item number five to four for is of course four

thousand four hundred dollars. And it was donated by. Cummings industrial centers and poor paraded. Weren't. The high bidder. Would have to use the space for a four month period. Beginning august first. And would have the right but not the obligation to extend the occupancy. Beyond november. Under the firm's normal easter. So if you had your eye on cummings. Part. For a new or relocated business operation rescue your phone and see it on the. Eleven hundred square foot. Professional office suite at west cummings park in woburn. Item number five to four four our next item is a multiple one. And will help you keep track of your income. To the three highest bidders. We have the model. One fifty. Electronic cash register. From data terminals systems. Donated by data terminal systems. Of main or. Now. Each machine. Is seven inches wide. By eighteen inches deep and nine inches high. It retails for six hundred ninety nine dollars. There are additional charges for the high bidders fifty dollars for programming

and installation. And one hundred thirty dollars for a one year. Service contract. You can keep track of all your sales. With a bottle one fifty electronic cash register. It's. Item number three six eight to. Know what office would be complete without a copy of. Well. We have just the one for you. It's the best at seven fifty sharp. Here. Lightweight desktop copier. Will produce. Ninety nine copies. At can top each per minute. In a maximum size of ten inches by fourteen inches and. On a variety of materials including. Colored paper tracing paper. Transparency film. And labeled. The sharp copier was. Donate. Buy a copy of westwood. It has a retail value. Of twenty six hundred ninety dollars. That includes set up and delivery. Anywhere within a sixty mile radius of boston. Make your bid on. Item three six six zero. Well now that you've got your company equipped. You have to sell your products. Are next item.

Number four eight five two. Is six thousand dollars worth of advertising time. With boston's newest television station. It's w n e t channel seven. Of the people here at w g b h are particularly pleased to be getting this terrific item. From a new friend in bob broadcasting. But there are a few restrictions. So listen carefully. The advertising oper cannot be used by anyone running for public office. In one thousand nine hundred eighty two. Considering the list of lieutenant governor candidates. There are many people left a bit on the side. By a complete. By a competing television station. Or by a channel seven advertiser. Currently under contract. It must be used in full between july first and september first of this year. And the advertising. Must meet station's standards. And must be approved by w n t v six thousand dollars worth of advertising time. On channel seven. Is a great way to generate business. Make your bid on

number four eight five to one now that the office is well equipped. And the advertising is in place. Why not go fishing. Item number one three four six four. Is a c.b.s.. Eighty eighty five promise go. It's known finally as a fish finder of the fish don't like this at all. The c.b.s. series of chroma scope fish finders is designed to display. Ultrasonic echoes. Received from shoals and sea beds. On a colored. Cathode ray to. The image on the small c.r.t. screen is colored. In conformity with the intensity of. Echoes being sent back to the boat. C.b.s.. Eight eighty five a small lightweight. Design for easy installation medium and small sized fishing boats. The c.v.s.. Was introduced three years ago by. Yep still a marine of westwood and has been widely accepted by commercial fisherman. It's valued at seven thousand four hundred and one hundred dollars item number one for six for the c.v.s. eighty five.

Was donated by ebsco marine of westwood now. We'll take you back to a hot and lively. Studio way. Timer back here in studio three a house that had a little accident last. In the background with just what do you. Studio.

Channel to the home of the specials. Would you like to use less oil at home. Than consider the system two thousand is item number one two zero six seven. Donated by old call in the oil heat incorporated of chelsea system two thousand is an energy converter. That provides hot water and a savings greater than a quick with available today. With system two thousand maximum savings and maximum comfort a possible. Savings of up to thirty to fifty percent. Are typical and based on carefully monitored installations. And us government funded independent laboratory tests. This is. Oil fired hot water heating system. And consist of an energy converted every places the boiler. The hot water exchanger heavy. Heavily insulated forty gallon hot water tank. And an electronic system manager. That supervises the burner. And directs heat distribution. The energy converter contains only two and a half gallons of boiling water. A small fraction of the twenty to sixty gallons found in more conventional boilers. It runs very quietly. And it heats up in less than two minutes. When any comfort zone or the hot water tank needs more heat. Replaced seen your present boiler save your money.

Your fuel savings payback its costs. Past. Item one two zero six seven. Donated by old colony oil heat of chelsea. And valued at three thousand five hundred dollars. If you have oil fired hot water heater. Can you afford not to buy it. Now we have from the special section of sterling for. Item number one two three eight nine. In dazzling hansen. And a true investment. Eight four piece place settings of sterling flatware. Of the williamsburg show a pattern. This reproduction by the kirk styles company. Is an adaptation of the queen and pattern found at williamsburg. Magine sitting down to dinner at a table graced with this classic silver.

The simplest meal will become a banquet. And investment for generations to come. It was donated by jean moffat. Of beacon hill interiors and its retail value is six thousand dollars. Simple and classically beautiful. We can also be classically beautiful. From the traditional to the contemporary. Our next paschal is a tapestry. A few words from the prophet stevie. Donated beta roxbury artist napoleon jones henderson. It bears the lyrics from one of stevie wonder's classic compositions. It's woven in a lively multitude of colors. That interpret visually one of stevie's most expressive works. It is three and a quarter by four feet. And ready for hanging. It's item number six one one one. And it's valued at two thousand five hundred dollars. And here's another way of looking at things.

This is the magic him camera model. S. one. And it is valued at ten thousand dollars. This is one of the smallest color t.v. cameras available. It was designed for the medical profession. But has multiple uses wherever a small highly light sensitive camera is required. Wayne a mere seven ounces it is only one point five inches in diameter. And less than six inches long. Special lens attachments. Adapt the camera to a wide variety of medical and surgical applications. They can be attached to most and discovers for example. Endoscopes are a very thin. Pencil sized devices that a doctor complaisant to different parts of the body such as the need for abdomen. To enable him or her to see what might be wrong without having to open the area with a large one. In many cases the doctor can also correct the problem at the same time. For example. It's possible to remove torn cartilage from the knee. By attaching the mini cam to the end of scope. The doctor can record the procedure for a later review and study. If you've been looking for something to donate to a hospital or a clinic. The minute cam. The

micro cam would be a choice and would help channel two at the same time. Or if you or someone you know is in the field of broadcasting business. Or journalism. Consider this item. It's size it's lightweight low light sensitivity of the medic cam. Could help solve many knotty problems. This is item number eight fifty two. The med. Camera donated to the auction is ten thousand dollars give or take your business communication needs. Next you can take care of all your business communication needs. With a digital word processor. My name is margaret. And i'm with the digital computer store. At one seventy five. Street in downtown boston. And the. Digital system which can be used as a word processor or data processor. Depending on the software it's given the system consists of a keyboard with a keyboard to sit down

on the terminal. Pedestal disk drive. There's also a letter quality printer which prints. Thirty characters per second. And can be easily adapted to anything from labels to ledger. Depending on the software. Speaking of software. We're including in this. Word processing software. With math. This process. And a communications package which will allow you to later on as a communicator. To another or a database elsewhere. We are also giving one year. Which includes and labor. Training two word processing training sessions at bedford massachusetts location. The full retail value of the digital deck made work process are being offered on the channel to auction is eight thousand three hundred forty dollars. If you would like to come down to the computer store at one seventy five. Street and we'll be happy to give you a demonstration.

It can be the perfect. Your office. And a big help to channel two. If you need to make copies clearly quickly and efficiently. The channel two machine is not going to help you. But you just haven't found the right machine and neither have we. This one. The one we're showing you now maybe it's item number one two two six six. It is the three m's secretary three. It's a plain paper copier and stand it's valued at nine thousand dollars. The secretary three reproduces i'm playing paper. On colored stock. On letterhead. Labels. Even transparency film. It comes with a sorter which automatically correlates ten sets of as many as thirty five page documents. And the secretary three. Automatically analyzes the original to be copied and adjust the amount of energy used in the process so that all the copies are always clean and clear. There are no annoying backgrounds. The secretary three comes with a full warranty.

You know either beijing or brown. It's thirty nine inches high. Fifty one inches wide and twenty eight inches deep. The three secretaries three item number one two two six six. Has been donated to the channel two auction buy this for me. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. Good evening and welcome to studio b. we have plenty more specials here. And then our special tonight we have equipment for the office of your dreams and. Even a place to put a dent. First if your staff comes

in to work. The chronos time clock. The system forty is a computerized time an attendance system. That was three. In development. Just listen to some of these features. The kronos system forty will keep track of up to two hundred fifty employees. On ten ships. It will print the employee's name. Department or shift number. And will total daily and weekly hours plus regular and overtime. You can program daily or weekly overtime limits. Seven to fifteen days pay periods up to eight punches per day for breaks lunches or split shifts. This is a manager's dream. It is item number one seven five four zero. Has a retail value of four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars. It was donated by corporate it upright and again it is item number one seven five four zero. Like all of the specials. Here in studio b. to see that this is the last night. So be sure to be at some place. We have just the same item number five or four. Is a professional.

At four hundred west cummings park and move around for four months. This is a suite consisting of two private offices. A large seven hundred square foot. Open office area. And one hundred square feet of common area. In a newly constructed building located just at the junction of three and one ninety five and will bring the rent on the professional office suite. Is eleven hundred dollars a month. The high bidder will get four months. So all of the quick mathematicians out there. Can figure out that number five to four for the actual retail value. Is forty four hundred dollars. It was donated by cummins industrial centers will bring the high bidder. Would have to use the space for a four month period beginning august first nine hundred eighty two and would have the right but not the obligation to extend the occupancy. November. Under the firm's normal lease terms. So if you've had your eye on this park and work for a new. Or relocated business operation. Rushed to your phone right now.

And did the old levon hundred square feet of professional parking welborn. Remember it is item. Five to four. Now what would be how could an office be complete without a copy. Maybe you can too. If you need to make copies. Clearly. Quickly and efficiently. But just haven't found the right machine and this one made the item number one two two six six three m. secretary. Three plain paper copy or in stand. Valued at nine thousand dollars. The secretary. Very angry produces. On plain paper or colored on letterhead. Labels. Even transparency film. It comes with a sword which automatically call eight ten sets of as many as thirty five page documents. And the secretary three. Automatically analyzes the original to be copied and just the amount of energy used in the process so that all the copies are always clean and clear. There are no annoying background. The secretary three comes with a full warranty. A new survey shows brown. It's thirty nine inches high. Fifty one inches wide and twenty eight inches

deep three m. secretary three. Item number one two two six six. Has been donated to the child to auction. By the spalding company of boston. And has a value. Of nine thousand dollars. And for our second copier is the s.f. seven fifty sharp car clear. This lightweight. Desktop software will reproduce ninety nine copies. At ten copies per minute. At a maximum size of ten inches by fourteen inches. And on a variety of paper stocks. It can make a minute drive copy type. One to ninety nine countdown pause. Receipt and top these numbers or the patient function. It is white in color. Seventeen inches by eleven inches by sixteen and. It will be delivered. If the high bidder. Is within a sixty mile radius of off. The total value. Including the set up and delivery. Is two thousand six hundred and ninety dollars ten was donated by a copy of west. Again the sharks are pure it's item number three six. And here's another time

record. The simpler. Electronic time calculator. Is revolutionizing the way business collecting business is collect. Attendance data. This remarkable recorder has a microprocessor. And has capabilities. Far beyond its simple registering in and out. Were bonded by conventional time clocks. You programmed to meet your present payroll policies and the p.c. compute the actual elapsed time worked. Differentiating between. Regular overtime. And special all the time. Hours. Of limiting complex. Manual calculations. All this adds up to lower payroll for breaking costs. Which can be further reduced by connecting the ease to say to your computer system. It was donated by the simplex time record company. Gardner massachusetts. It is item number four seven six five and has a retail value. Of three three six of three thousand three hundred sixty dollars. Now for a handy piece of equipment from the digital equipment

company. Computer store in downtown boston and. Which can be a word processor. Depending on which determine. Drive letter which to anything from. Software. Or including word processing software with storage. Package. Where

we are. The full retail value of the digital deck made work francaise are being offered on the channel to auction is eight thousand three hundred forty dollars. And. Our next paschal has been donated by right line. A unit of barry wright corporation. And is a complete workstation for you. It is item number six two nine six. Here is an ideal workstation for operating your computer terminal. Whether for your home or office. This temporary workstation. Is a must for the average computer user. The terminal shown here. Is one of right lines new two thousand

and romantic workstation. It is totally adjustable to your personal requirement. For example you can raise or lower the screen and keyboard to a comfortable working position. You can also tell the screen to reduce glare. That causes. All these adjustments. And more are made while you're seated at the terminal. No additional tools are necessary. A slide extension which is attached to the stand. Gives you added works or. The slide extension. Automatically adjusts with keyboard height. This attractive workstation. Also includes an adjustable coffee holder. Angela support. Now with your workstation properly arranged. You'll need correct and comfortable seating. And that's what you get with the right lines workstation chair. This chair provides support at its height to just a ball with swivel unfelt capability. And with a foot rest. Your legs will be comfortably supported at the terminal. Finally for your filing the workstation package includes right line. Media cabinet. Right line will provide a cabinet. For a small business or home

computer use. Or they will be happy to help you custom design a cabinet. Of equivalent value. The cabinet comes with ten binders. The complete workstation and filing cabinets which you have just seen. Retails for two thousand one hundred twenty four dollars. This entire package. Yours will too. And right. A very right. Located and. Remember it is. Item number six to nine. Now that we've talked about space and equipment. It's time to start talking about bringing in some money. That gives them number two which is a multiple of three. It is model one five a. Electronic cash register data terminal system. Donated by data terminal systems of maynard massachusetts. Each of these. Cash registers retails for six hundred ninety nine dollars. Buy one or buy three. And really take in each machine is seven inches by eighteen inches deep. By nine inches wide and there are some additional charges with these items. A fifty dollar programming and.

Installation charge. And a one hundred thirty dollars service contract for the first year. On the space age cash register. Remember it is. Item number three secs. It will be sold along with all these other. Office equipment supplies that you've seen here this evening. That were presented in special. All of these items. And that will go back to studio a little piece of business to do. So we've got a special going to sell for us one thousand. Talented. So the premier of a thousand bucks it's gone. Now let's go over and meet lisa riggleman lisa. You've got some special items the specials over here. Some of the stuff in the auction a little high a price list you find on the table so pay attention to my pal lisa from ok. This is our last night for daily special so i want to listen closely. The computer. Society has taken

over america so our first item is very interesting. It's a group of. Computer or. High tech. For anyone in computer technological related businesses. What this is is a hundred square foot. Food. At the fourth annual north eastern computer show and it's item number one two three eight zero. Valued at one thousand and ten dollars and was donated by the northeast computer show chester. Chestnut hill. The show will be held in hindsight a tory m over columbus day weekend october eighth through eleven. And the exhibitors will be company selling personal computers. Home entertainment equipment and personal et tronic products. You too can be there if you're the high bidder if you don't have anything to do with computers perhaps you know somebody in the computer business. To get them on the phone and get them bidding right away. Now our second item is between energy saving washer and electric dryer. That's item three five three zero. Donated by raytheon company with delivery and service by the board corp. The washer includes an exclusive stainless steel wash tub. That will never. Ship or corrode. The front

is totally serviceable. And the average. Transmission is the same used in the bestselling coin laundry washer dryers a variety of time and temperature setting a catch all in filter. And a no tumble drying rack. For items like tennis shoes or sweaters is that not convenient or what. The front panel is removable. And that makes servicing very easy. The washer dryer set has a protective cabinet top and lid with a hard to critic and annul finish. It's a beautiful aman color and get out your pencil. The dimensions. Are forty two and a half inches by twenty five. Inches. For the washer and dryer measure twenty and twenty three at a retail value of one thousand dollars. Next. We have a fabulous. Six seven

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