Empty ghost of a TV...

[Carmine]

Have you ever gone to an estate sale and got a little excited when you catch a glimpse of what you know is a TV cabinet, with doors on the front. Then you open it, wondering what strange new treasure you've found, and see this:



Whaaa-whaaa...

Well that's what happened to me today. So here's what used to be there...



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That's a Zenith "squarie". Normally, I rant violently in disgust at the abomination and law enforcement is summoned to the scene. However, the reddish tone and style of this wounded beast called to me...



...As did the 1/2 off price, so a pretty good quality chunk of hardwood for only $10. (Thanks estate sale people for putting a gooey price sticker front and center... Can't wait until you have an authentic Di Vinci painting and slap a price sticker on the face of Mona Lisa part II.)

It came with an inch of authentic East Detroit dust, plus the distinctive odor of warm vacuum tubes. I guess that smell never leaves, like a ghost.



The original plan that came to mind was to use this cabinet to replace the smallish one I currently use to house my Louie Prima/Erik B. & Rakim/Green Acres CD/DVD collection. It's an excellent match for the furniture in my living room.




Then I got to thinking... I've always wanted to be have a roundie in the living room with my "normal" TV without having it look like Uncle Lou's mis-matched furniture warehouse. (That's called OCD folks)

I do currently have a Roundie in a paperboard cabinet so cheap the Zenith logo keeps trying to jump off...



So what say ye of VideoKarma town? Is it an an unholy sin? Would it even fit?



In the meantime, it would be most interesting if any of you with Zenith catalogs could scan a pic of what this thing looked like before the lobotomy was performed. I have a feeling they may have actually even offered this same cabinet WITH a roundie.

What year is "X" in the great Zenith date code puzzle?