The 1960s Silvertone portables weren't much to look at as far as the cabinets were concerned. When I was growing up we had a 1965-vintage 17" Silvertone all-channel portable in a charcoal-black cabinet; the set had all the good looks of a dirty wet noodle. However, the set worked, and well, for the next ten years, even after being hurled down a flight of stairs in a fit of anger by my then-stepmother in the early '70s. To this day I am amazed the CRT didn't implode when the set hit the wall at the foot of the stairs.
