1949 Zenith Porthole 12" Console

[damen]

Hi all I picked this up on Craigslist for $44 bucks I have wanted one for a long time but do not see these in Portland since there was no TV over the air till September 1952 . I took it apart to put it in my car so thats why the insides are out of it. I am not sure but I think the picture tube is original it is a Rauland tube and is Aluminized with no ion trap which at first I thought was a replacement tube but I noticed the schematic picture looks like the same tube with no ion trap and even the sticker is in the same place. I was happy to see that tested good and passed the life test. I think its possible that a lot of the tubes are original most have the old style Zenith logo on them. Hard to say for sure. I have not powered it up but have started the recapping process on it and I will post pictures when it is done.