Bradford console
 

I may be able to get my hands on this in a few weeks. Anyone have any idea what's inside? I'm not even sure it's SS.

Get it! I like the clean styling

Trying to, I'm putting out feelers for transport.

Most Bradford consoles were built by Wells-Gardener.
Not a bad chassis. Other possibilities are Admiral or GE, only
one way to find out. Kinda looks GE. In any case prob a
rare chassis unless its GE.
Bradford was sold by W.T. Grant dept stores so its most likely
a border jumper.

73 Zeno:smoke:
LFOD !

Great find. I would agree it looks GE if for no other reason than the paint-worn fine-tune knob being blue underneath:)

Get a shot of the inside, I think I have some modules from a 1974 GE I scrapped. MB chassis

I think Zeller's used to sell Bradford TVs. A friend of mine had a Bradford which had a terribly washed out picture. Definitely a notch below the big names, and most probably solid state. The CRT looks way too new to be a tube set. I would pass on that one, to be honest, but if it's calling to you better get it :)

Here's an ad I found online... Looks like junk predates the invasion of Wal Mart! Look at that sweet stereo and stylish living room haha

http://images.ourontario.ca/Partners...086pf_0321.pdf

We have a winner! I just received a few more photos of it, says Zeller's on the back. I usually don't bother with big name sets anyway and this one's definitely delta-gun so it's right up my alley. :) The set itself is free, the downside is I have to pay someone to bring it here.

Oh man, that living room set makes me think of certain Pinto/Bobcat interiors. Well, that was the decade of leisure suits so the ad doesn't really surprise me. I'd take Lloyd's stuff over anything new from Wal-Mart any day.

The chassis number is on the sticker as well, maybe now someone can positively identify it.

Looks like a GE for the most part. Chassis ## not GE.
Says made in Canada but that may just be final assy.

Canadian retailer Zellers concluded a deal with the W.T. Grant Company. The Grant Company was allowed to purchase 10% of Zellers common shares, and was given options that eventually translated into a 51% effective ownership of Zellers in 1959. In return for this, the "Grant Company [was] making available to Zellers its experience on matters of merchandise, real estate, store development, and general administration". Zellers employees were sent to Grant stores and head office for training and together they made common buying trips to Asia, a practice that benefited both companies. By 1976, the Grant Company withdrew from Zellers.[3]

73 Zeno:smoke:
LFOD !

That's an interesting bit of retail history. I like this TV a lot more with the second set of photos, if you end up taking it home I will be interested to see inside, and read a restore thread

Right on, thanks for the input. I do like the oddities and I'm definitely getting it, just not 100% sure when. I'm still looking for better deals on transport.

It wasn't that long ago that Zeller's went defunct. Target took its place very briefly then ceased all Canadian operations. Canadian Tire took over the leases of quite a few of the former Zeller's/Target locations. The Canadian Tire I frequent was a Zeller's. I never went in when it was occupied by Target.

That vertically-oriented AC interlock, I had never seen such a thing. Is that a typical GE feature?

If it is a GE BEFORE you plug it in check the safety cap.
Usually the HOT is on a separate heat sync that is held
on by 4 plastic pins. Remove it & the cap is there. If its
the original white job replace it 1st. They went L & R on the
GE's & instantly blow the HOT. Yokes also shorted & the vert
module + & - rectifiers would short, cook the FBT & HOT.

73 Zeno:smoke:
LFOD !

Great looking set Jon.

Zellar's ad
 

That ad copy is GREAT! I really like the 8-track "recording studio", Baaaa-hahahahah!

Feast your eyes on this!
 

I got it today and just uploaded a bunch of pictures. It's in better shape than the older photos made it look. I didn't see a brand inside but there's a chassis layout chart that says 19Q8. It has one of those horrid safety caps; seems corrective measures were never completed. It has a 25VEBP22 CRT with a date code of 7552, so chances are it was made early in 1976. I left the filaments powered up on normal voltage while I was out and it looks like this CRT may bounce back.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/154129...57684409589212

Wait, the SAME Wells Gardener that made monitors for arcade machines?