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Originally Posted by drh4683
That '68 zenith colonial console I picked up this past saterday is much cheaper. All that colonial "woodwork" on the front sides and bottom of the cabinet is molded plastic! Even in '68! The woodwork on top of the cabinet and the sides is real wood though.
In that same TV, zenith used plastic angle braces to reinforce the cabinet from the inside. Most sets used the triangular cut pieces of wood to do this.
Ive seen alot of cheaper zeniths with photofinished cabinets, beginning around 1965 model consoles. They used some kind of composite board, not wood though. Alot of times, heavy things got placed on top of the set and you can see it cave in and in most cases, a permantent dip can be seen on top after prolonged support of a heavy object.
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My late 60's zenith is exactly the same. The entire front fascia, including the scrollwork is plastic, the bottom fiberboard, the sides paper thin plywood, and the top is slightly thicker plywood with real wood scrollwork, all built around a 1x1" frame. At this point im thinking of having someone build a danish modern cabinet for it. This ones uuugglllaaay. Does anyone know what model year 16Z8C50 chassis is?