[yftsui]

Sony didn’t give it to the restaurant; instead the restaurant purchased it during Japan’s economic boom.

[giancarlostoro]

Something feels off about that, somehow it was the only photo of the TV. Its like if he was the only one interested in a big TV?

[Animats]

Beyond some size, antique items become less valuable, because of the sheer headaches of moving and storing them. This thing qualifies. Antique Teletype machines are not very expensive. People have bought Linotype machines for $200. Trying to find a home for a locomotive is very tough. (When the Pacific Locomotive Society lost their lease at Hunter's Point Naval Station, they had a big problem. Most of their fleet is now stored at Brightside on the Niles Canyon Railway.)