View Full Version : An Orange Portacolor?


Eric H
01-08-2007, 09:41 PM
Or is this even a Portacolor?

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-G-E-TV-TELEVISION-RED-ORANGE-COLOR-WORKS-FINE_W0QQitemZ170068757283QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3638Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jpdylon
01-08-2007, 10:17 PM
yup its a portacolor, bout 1978. I think this was the last year for the portacolor, and tubes in general for GE.

I've never seen an orange one, so its either a really well done paint job --or there was something else offered other than the fake wood look.

kx250rider
01-09-2007, 02:40 AM
I've seen several Solid State "Porta Color" sets in this color, so I bet that one's real. (Before anyone corrects me on the Solid State Porta Color, I know they stopped saying Porta Color before that. I just call them that because they have the same 10" tube with the same phosphor dots that you can see from across the room) :)

Charles

Sandy G
01-09-2007, 06:38 AM
Yeah, I've got a sort-of maroon SS Porta-Color..Remember, it WAS the '70s, garish colors were "in"..

Celt
01-09-2007, 09:34 AM
Yep...seen 'em B4. They look like Kraft French Dressing.

fujifrontier
01-09-2007, 05:18 PM
aww, what a cute little TV

AlwaysLyceum
01-09-2007, 08:19 PM
It IS a cute little TV--I would like to have it out for Halloween--put it next to a pumpkin!!!

Whirled One
01-13-2007, 10:07 AM
Yep, it's a Portacolor. Never seen an orange one before though! The seller says this one was made in 1975, and that sounds reasonable. The picture of the back is far too low-res to see the manufacturing date, but you can tell it's probably not a 1978 model due to the routing of the lead-in for the built-in antenna. (from what I've seen, it appears that starting in 1977 the antenna lead from the built-in antenna was no longer routed through the inside of the cabinet)