Any guesses on this TV?

[kf4rca]

My guess its a GE 12 inch B&W. Should be a bunch of Compactrons inside.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by kf4rca

My guess its a GE 12 inch B&W. Should be a bunch of Compactrons inside.

It's probably one of the early Japanese offerings. The OP didn't mention the screen size. Many were Sharp, Midland and a few similar lower-end makes sold as close-outs.

[rspree]

Originally Posted by kf4rca

My guess its a GE 12 inch B&W. Should be a bunch of Compactrons inside.

Thanks very much. I'll see what I can find for cheap GE and Midland TV's from back then. (Based on their transistor radios I wonder if Sharp would have been a cheap brand?) I'm not sure if the TV was as big as 12" but I suspect anything really small would have also been more expensive than $66l
Maybe I can also search newspaper archives for some of that store's ads of the day, and find it listed in their advertising pages.
They sold those sets for a while but I never made it halfway to the $66. The fact that the cartons where stacked on a pallet right inside the front of the store suggests to me that they were some sort of special deal or closeout.

[damen]

Back in the 60's we had a store called Kennedy and Cohen. They sold a 12 inch set made by Bohsei for 39 dollars if you bought a major appliance, otherwise, they sold for 69 dollars. GE and Admiral also sold 9 inch sets for 69 dollars.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by damen

Back in the 60's we had a store called Kennedy and Cohen. They sold a 12 inch set made by Bohsei for 39 dollars if you bought a major appliance, otherwise, they sold for 69 dollars. GE and Admiral also sold 9 inch sets for 69 dollars.

K&C was a Florida-based concern that conjured up the name from two of the most common names in Florida at the time! It was the original bate and switch operation at the time. They also had a store in Milwaukee. Heavy advertising!
Actually, the Bohsei set was a rebadged AOC, made by Admiral in Taiwan.