1968 Westinghouse JetLine

[zeno]

Originally Posted by KentTeffeteller

Love this perspective from a serviceman's point of view. Hardly ever saw a W set in Eastern Tennessee. Here RCA, Zenith, and Magnavox were dominant (the last locally built), and our sets tended to need fringe capable tuners and front ends for any reception. Growing up in Alcoa, TN/Maryville, TN we did have a W dealer, J&K Store (mainly groceries, sold a few W appliances in the day. Hardly ever see any looking in that area.

They were almost rare here. If you want fringe you are correct. Most
2nd & 3rd tier sets lacked what it took or lost it fast. W certainly
had the know how & $$ to build anything but why throw $$ at something
loosing. It was time to design solid state color sets & would have been
interesting to see what they came up with. Today it would be fun
to work on one, I may even change my mind on them being 40 yrs old
& wiser. One thing I have realized is almost everyone made some
great sets & some JUNK. Its the percentage that mattered.

73 Zeno