Estate find... Oddball B&W Zenith

[Carmine]

I have the 12" version of this set (thanks Doug) and I just found the 19" version which I'll bet is even more rare...



Notice the price? It started at $20 the first day of the sale, same price as another 19" color set in the house. I asked the people running the sale if they were aware it was B&W, because I'm a good citizen. This did nothing to lower the price, lol.

So I came back the last day when it should have been $10. I plugged it in and it had no sound. I offered the guy $2. He says "I need at least $5", to which I responded, "Do you think somebody else is going to come to the sale and give you money for a B&W TV with no sound that will be worthless in two months?"

He reflected briefly and said "ok" then marked it $4, which equaled $2 on 1/2 off day.

Crazy thing is, it sat in my ice-cold garage for a week and when I tried it today, (after thawing) it worked fine! I feel like I should go back and give him the extra $8.

Here are some more pictures... Probably the only time and actual B&W broadcast is seen, for once I'm missing nothing!



That overly complicated tuner. The Detroit channel numbers don't work that great (0, 2, 4, 7)..



What the hell is this??? A set of 300ohm rabbit ears connected to a 75ohm adapter, connected to a 75-to-300ohm adapter???



and a finale...