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I remember Zenith' masonite cabinets. I sold them in the late 60's. They sold a "cheapie" 23" color with that cheap cabinet with legs. Seems like they were $399 list and were easy to spot. Why would Zenith get credit for their cabinets in particular when most color sets had fancy cabinets particulally Magnavox as most of theirs were Drexel made cabinets. (other manufacturers used Drexel and others as well) Zenith did make some pretty styles but what gets me is when I see the old ads about their quality hand made chassis'. Quality had nothing to do with it as Zenith was very slow, cash strapped or too cheap to upgrade (which was their later downfall) and it was a very expensive chassis to produce hence their high prices for the time. The former chief engineer of Philips lives here in Knoxville, Tn and has told this story many times.
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julian
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