B&w picture tubes, larger than 23"

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Originally Posted by jr_tech

I don't recall any B/W crts larger than 23" (approx 21"/but with squared corners) that had the square corner shape. there were 24" and 27" sets offered in the waning days of B/W sets but IIRC, these had the more rounded corners like this spectacular Zenith 27 incher:

http://tvhistory.tv/252KA21A5.jpg

From TV history site.

jr

IIRC, Admiral had a 25" B/W crt, as one of their last offerings. Probably made by National Video, with squared corners. They made a lot of strange model sets, hybrid B/W sets, with only a few odd-ball tubes for the sweep circuits.