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Picked up a 1966 Panasonic console color TV at a sale in Chicago at 3747 W. Eastwood Ave on Thursday. There was also a 1971 Panasonic table model TV on the cart at the same estate sale (which was actually an apartment). The '71 was a nice set, has a metal back cover. Mark was at the sale too, but we worked out a good deal that we were both happy with and both TV's got saved.
The '66 console set actually works which I didn't really expect. I'll have to do a little write up on this one as a seperate thread as its a rather unique TV. The '71 is also an unusual TV. I found interesting that this family owned all Panasonic TV's. Even more unusual that these TV's survived all these years being in an apartment. Most people that live in apartments usually don't keep old stuff like this around in their living space their whole life. They are both very special sets.

Today I went to an estate sale in Evergreen Park at 3149 W. 102nd St. In the livingroom was a mint 1969 Zenith french provincial console priced at $30.00. Its a 16Z8C50 chassis set, still plugged in, wired to the outdoor antenna and of course still working. I'm still blown away to find TV's like this survive in someone living room for over 40 years virtually untouched. The set is near mint and its another one of those TV's that never got used.

Another sale in Oak Park, at 1221 Edmer Ave. It happened yet again, I walk into the house and here in the living room sits a 1972 Zenith danish modern console with the bonus of space command 600... This is a really neat set, it has the 25CC50 chassis and another one that still plugged in, wired up to the antenna and working fine. Ironically I went to this sale to find something else, I just happened to stumble across this set which was very nice surprise.