Saw these 2 Zenith porthole consoles searching ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-1950s-Zenith-Console-Television-Mint-Condition_W0QQitemZ140073896856QQihZ004QQcategoryZ 3638QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/1949-1950-Zenith-TV-Mahogany-Cabinet_W0QQitemZ320071052717QQihZ011QQcategoryZ63 592QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

the second one gets raster but no picture... maybe recap? :shifty: what the heck, "liquor or storage cabinet" what a moron

and what is the first one talking about "the connector is provided for phone-view attachment"

raster but no pic is usually due to video detector troubles and or video amplifier troubles *EDIT*> --assuming you have sound. No sound is more likely in the tuner or IF

any set of that age needs a recap.

oh. :)

The "phone-view attachment" should be phone-vision. It was an early attempt at PPV television devised by Zenith. Movies would be piped to your home over your telephone line to a set top box that was connected to the set via this connector.

That first set the the same model as one I restored a few years ago: Porthole restoration (http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/radiosean/tv/Zenith_H2250R/porthole.htm)