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I restored a Zenith from that year as my first successful restoration, but mine was a 21" metal faced leatherette cabinet with a cool factory wood stand that gave the impression of an end table.

Originally Posted by Einar72

Alright, don't be such buzz-kills, guys! There's nothing wrong with a little nostalgia. Or Bumblebee caps, when they were new. Being a little kid at the end of the 1950's was a magical time, and my world was quite happy back then.

Now we have grade-school kids with smartphones, Facebook, Snooki, Trump, Limbaugh, TV's that can't be repaired, and utter garbage to watch on them. Not to mention ugly cars like the Nissan Leaf and Subaru Tribeca, fast-food and even store-bought food that kills you in record time and channels full of liars to tell you how great all these things are...

So, grab a fist-full of Orange Drops, Little Devils and some leaded solder and have at it!

Awe come on, Limbaugh is smarter than all the rest of those on your list your list (and maybe you as well seeing as how you insulted my intelligence and that of the majority of voters in my state of Wisconsin in a fishtanking thread a while back) combined. Even "with half his brain tied behind his back. Just to make it fair."(as Rush likes to say)!

If you look back at vintage consumer electronics (ignoring paper caps) it really looks military grade compared to the junk sold today.