Another TV shop is closing down

[Jeffhs]

Originally posted by drh4683
a rare name thats almost completely gone is coronado. this is a japanese set made in april of 1970. Works great with the exception of missing knobs in various places.

Doug, that Coronado set looks almost like a GE b&w portable I remember seeing in the early '70s. Some slight differences in the control knobs and cabinet parts (and the set I remember had an instant-on defeat switch on the front panel), but other than that (and the name, of course) I could have sworn it was one of GE's smaller portables from 30+ years ago.

BTW, I saw your pics of those old Zeniths you picked up from the TV shop that was going out of business. Those are some sharp-looking sets. The first pic, of the early-'70s Zenith console, looked familiar to me, as I have relatives who had a set almost exactly like that one--same cabinet style and all, though I think theirs was more late sixties, 1968 or thereabouts. I remember, though, they had a problem with it about six months after they bought it. Seems they were watching it one night, all seemed well, then the raster went out and the CRT screen began to crack. Fortunately, the set was still under warranty so it didn't cost them anything to have it repaired, but I'd be willing to bet it was one heck of a scare to see that screen cracking while the set was on. Fortunately, the tube didn't implode.