View Full Version : Early rectangular Zenith
bandersen 09-02-2010, 02:25 PM Looks kinda like a porthole cabinet and chassis with a rectangular CRT :scratch2:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ZENITH-1950s-VINTAGE-CONSOLE-TELEVISION-GREAT-SHAPE-/110580207287
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Eric H 09-02-2010, 02:40 PM " I ONLY LEFT ON FOR ABOUT 20 MIN" :nono:
"I HEARD THEY MAKE GREAT FISHTANKS" :nono::nono:
"THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT WANT TO RESTORE IT" :thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp
Bill Cahill 09-02-2010, 05:41 PM That's an original rectangular. But, OH, is it ugly!
Bill Cahill
wa2ise 09-02-2010, 10:54 PM But, OH, is it ugly!
I've seen worse... They should have used a bigger CRT for a cabinet that size.
Einar72 09-02-2010, 11:41 PM The last roundie was still in the building when that puppy was made...
jr_tech 09-03-2010, 12:34 AM According to the "75 years of TV/ TV history site", 1951 appears to be the transition year for Zenith... they made roundies in 12", 16" and 19" and early rectangulars in 17" (perhaps it was a 16"?) and 20". To my eye, this set looks earlier. :scratch2:
By 1952 they appear to have switched over to the "standard" 17" and 21" sizes that dominated the mid 50s, and their sets looked pretty much like everybody else's.
http://www.tvhistory.tv/1950-59-ZENITH.htm
I have not seen a '51 or earlier Zenith rectangular before.
OT: Einar72... Is that an Abyssinian cat?
jr
bandersen 09-03-2010, 01:00 AM It looks sorta like the right side of this set (http://www.tvhistory.tv/1951_Mar_LOOK_Zenith_Ad.jpg), but the set in the ad is better proportioned. The screen fills the cabinet better.
I flipped through a Wallace Telaide that lists the first rectangular chassis as from 1951 using a 16TP4 CRT.
Bill Cahill 09-03-2010, 08:09 AM I have a 16" rect. table model Zenith with a pop up speaker on top.
Rounded corners.
Haven't bothered to restore it yet. What year is that?
Bill Cahill
kvflyer 09-03-2010, 10:23 AM I've seen worse... They should have used a bigger CRT for a cabinet that size.
But I KNOW you would not throw away an RCA CT-100 ;)
zenithfan1 09-03-2010, 12:01 PM I like it, it's kinda unique looking. I would definitely save it if it were in range.
bandersen 09-03-2010, 12:36 PM I like it, it's kinda unique looking. I would definitely save it if it were in range.
Ditto. 8 hours round trip for me :sigh:
Einar72 09-03-2010, 12:52 PM OT: Einar72... Is that an Abyssinian cat?
jr
Mama-cat is a Bengal. She behaves very differently from all the shelter-rescues and other "purebred" cats I've had since I was a kid. Very good dealing with vermin. I s'pose I should post my current pair, but her ear seems just right for AK. She stayed with my ex's half of things when we split.
jr_tech 09-03-2010, 02:31 PM I flipped through a Wallace Telaide that lists the first rectangular chassis as from 1951 using a 16TP4 CRT.
Very nice! a first generation rectangular CRT... I still believe that these are far less common then, say 12" roundies, but are for the most part, overlooked by collectors.
Mama-cat is a Bengal. She behaves very differently from all the shelter-rescues and other "purebred" cats I've had since I was a kid. Very good dealing with vermin.
Wow! I have not seen this breed before! Very exotic! :thmbsp:
jr
bandersen 09-03-2010, 02:43 PM Very nice! a first generation rectangular CRT... I still believe that these are far less common then, say 12" roundies, but are for the most part, overlooked by collectors.
jr
I agree :) Specifically, it's a 23H22 chassis. They went with a 17BP4 for subsequent chassis.
Einar72 09-03-2010, 03:01 PM So is anyone gonna rescue this Zenith? It's growing on me, but I live near Tacoma! Maybe the AK Pony Express could be copied over here! BTW, this is the second Zenith of that age back in Indiana I can't have! ShopGoodwill.com had a 12H console listed and I almost bid until I saw where it was!!!
Nerts! Maybe I should dig up Frank Burns, he was from Fort Wayne...
bandersen 09-04-2010, 11:39 PM It's tempting - I don't have an Zeniths in my collection yet :scratch2:
Einar72 09-05-2010, 07:42 PM Only one day left...besides, how can you resist $1.98 in eBay bucks?
bandersen 11-06-2010, 02:04 AM It was relisted and someone bit. Maybe we'll get to hear more about it ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110604992859
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