View Full Version : Westinghouse combo


Tony F
07-30-2021, 08:31 AM
This Westinghouse popped up on FB. It is a little large, but thought I'd post some pics. Not the original turntable but, it does have a nice glass front with AM-FM. Oh, it's in Ontario, Canada.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/376694657145575?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ab5caa22c-b539-4bae-a72f-9d287e7d6837

Tube TV
08-29-2021, 06:39 PM
That glass front sure looks nice. Someone must have laid out quite a bit of money back in the day.
I wouldn't mind running into one of those sometime.

Jeffhs
08-29-2021, 08:59 PM
That glass front sure looks nice. Someone must have laid out quite a bit of money back in the day.
I wouldn't mind running into one of those sometime.

This TV must have been close to TOTL (top of the line, even for a '50s-'60s B&W combo) in its day. I don't know what make the original record changer was; however, the one shown here looks very much like a TOTL Garrard changer.

BTW, I agree that this TV must have sold for a very high price (I'd say $200-$300) when it was new, and not just because of the glass front panel. The cabinet itself all but screams TOTL, IIRC, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if Westinghouse built the TV and radio chassis as well. Westinghouse was a TOTL manufacturer of home appliances in the '50s through about the '70s, so I would expect their home entertainment equipment (radio, TV, phonograph, etc.) to be just as good. I have a can opener made by White-Westinghouse which I bought when I moved here in 1999 (it still works), but I'm sure it's not the same quality as Westinghouse's '50s-'60s appliances. It is probably because I don't use the can opener very much that it still works; if it had daily use, I'm sure I would have junked it and bought a new one by now as appliances, like most everything else these days, are not meant to last anywhere near 20 years. Case in point: I just replaced my 20-year-old, 1,000+-watt Sharp microwave about two weeks ago with a 700-watt Black and Decker microwave. I don't expect the new one to last anywhere near 20 years, given how cheaply things are made these days.

dieseljeep
08-30-2021, 10:51 AM
This TV must have been close to TOTL (top of the line, even for a '50s-'60s B&W combo) in its day. I don't know what make the original record changer was; however, the one shown here looks very much like a TOTL Garrard changer.

BTW, I agree that this TV must have sold for a very high price (I'd say $200-$300) when it was new, and not just because of the glass front panel. The cabinet itself all but screams TOTL, IIRC, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if Westinghouse built the TV and radio chassis as well. Westinghouse was a TOTL manufacturer of home appliances in the '50s through about the '70s, so I would expect their home entertainment equipment (radio, TV, phonograph, etc.) to be just as good. I have a can opener made by White-Westinghouse which I bought when I moved here in 1999 (it still works), but I'm sure it's not the same quality as Westinghouse's '50s-'60s appliances. It is probably because I don't use the can opener very much that it still works; if it had daily use, I'm sure I would have junked it and bought a new one by now as appliances, like most everything else these days, are not meant to last anywhere near 20 years. Case in point: I just replaced my 20-year-old, 1,000+-watt Sharp microwave about two weeks ago with a 700-watt Black and Decker microwave. I don't expect the new one to last anywhere near 20 years, given how cheaply things are made these days.
That set was priced closer to $500, maybe more.
They did build their own chassis until the late 60's.