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Old 10-21-2015, 11:49 AM
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I have a Philco seventeener of the same vintage and I bet its lighter than Eric's RCA
and Im guessing your average 1960 Zenith was heavier than 43 pounds too.
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I have a Philco seventeener of the same vintage and I bet its lighter than Eric's RCA
and Im guessing your average 1960 Zenith was heavier than 43 pounds too.
Especially the remote model, 1960 Zenith portable. Two power transformers and the tuner motor.
The weight went in, before the name went on.
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Just weighed my 21" Zenith Portable =58.0 lbs! the remote version would have been even heavier! good things its got a very sturdy metal handle.
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Just weighed my 21" Zenith Portable =58.0 lbs! the remote version would have been even heavier! good things its got a very sturdy metal handle.
Back then, ANYTHING with a handle was considered "portable," even if it took two burly guys to pick it up.
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