I took a look at the chassis today, nice healthy coating of dust that nicely cleaned off.
I don't have the chasis number right now, but it is almost the exact same chassis as one in another set I have that's a little older - 1968. I can't find a date on this one, but from the date codes on the tubes, i'd say it's from 1971.
All original Zenith tubes except for one, but of corse, 9 of the tubes are bad - 7 shorted and 2 weak.
There is a suspicious looking ceramic under the chassis that is cracked and leaking wax, I will look into it to find the value.
Doug...
It seems around her that the amount of old sets in resale stores has dropped down, right about when I started collecting TVs.
Some of the sets I passed up, just to get it off my chest:
2 Zenith 4 Tube Hybrid color sets, in the same store at the same time!
Zenith Metal Cabinet B/W portable from the 60s, would have bought it, but was $20, and in bad shape.
Zenith 12" color tube portable. (really angry about this one)
Admiral late 60s portable
RCA early 70s B/W Tube portable
JVC Videosphere - beat up, but only $20.
That's all I can think of right now...
Here the photos...
Front of the set:
The chassis "before" shot (stay tuned for the "After")
