19" console?

[Dave A]

Saw this on the Boston CL. Looks 19" or so and unknown type. Any thoughts. $50.

http://worcester.craigslist.org/atq/3523883667.html

[truetone36]

I'm thinking either Toshiba or Panasonic.

[radiotvnut]

Looks Japanese to me and probably a 19", no bigger than 21".

[jstout66]

Sweet! I wouldn't mind that one. I would still love the come across a 19" RCA console (the set I grew up with)
I "captured" a pix of the set you're talking about, in case the post gets removed.

[sampson159]

that looks like a box store set from the 70s.could be labled "bradford",etc.looks familiar.saw 1 or 2 in my time.it is a keeper though!

[RobtWB]

? private label
? Packard Bell

[zenithfan1]

Looks kinda like a Hitachi set, I think. No matter what it is, I'd go get it if I were you. That's a neat looking set.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by jstout66

Sweet! I wouldn't mind that one. I would still love the come across a 19" RCA console (the set I grew up with)
I "captured" a pix of the set you're talking about, in case the post gets removed.

Rca made that 19" console into the early 70's. The last ones are really rare.

[kx250rider]

Hitachi... There were a lot of early Japanese "cosolettes", and they're kind of scarce nowadays.

Charles

[compucat]

Compact consoles are nice to have. Someone needs to save that set.

[andy]

This is the smallest console I've seen. It's a Sears (Toshiba) with a 17" screen. The CRT has a large neck like a roundie. I haven't restored it yet, but I did get a raster on it. It's apart waiting for me to fix the cabinet.

[zenithfan1]

Originally Posted by kx250rider

Hitachi... There were a lot of early Japanese "cosolettes", and they're kind of scarce nowadays.

Charles

That was my first thought too, it looks like a Hitachi portable from the same time frame. The wood cabinet looks cool on this one. You are right about them being scarce now. I wish it weren't so far away.......

[zenithfan1]

Originally Posted by andy

This is the smallest console I've seen. It's a Sears (Toshiba) with a 17" screen. The CRT has a large neck like a roundie. I haven't restored it yet, but I did get a raster on it. It's apart waiting for me to fix the cabinet.

Wow! I didn't know any of us actually owned that model! I'd love to see that all fixed up, start a thread when you get 'er going!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by andy

This is the smallest console I've seen. It's a Sears (Toshiba) with a 17" screen. The CRT has a large neck like a roundie. I haven't restored it yet, but I did get a raster on it. It's apart waiting for me to fix the cabinet.

I had one of those in the mid-70's. I had it stored in a place that was destroyed in a fire and it was lost.
IIRC, the CRT was weak anyway.
I heard Conrac used that CRT in their studio monitors. There was rebuilder in Milwaukee that would re-gun those tubes. They were getting those tubes from all over the country, for rebuilding.

[lnx64]

When a vertical console was recommended to me by another member for my 19" TV, I didn't like the idea at first, and wanted to go through with my idea.

But this idea, simply a box with long legs, I do like the appearance of this set. I might be able to work with building a console just like this.