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cwmoser

03-18-2010 12:32 PM

1951 ZENITH PortholeTV

Wished this was in my neck of the woods:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1951-ZENITH-CONS...item2a05993094

1951 - (H2437R) 16" console, wood (mahogany), chassis 24H20, "Irving"

Looks mighty fine.

Sandy G

03-18-2010 01:25 PM

"Irving-The 142nd fastest gun in the West..." Anybody else remember THAT one ?!?

jeyurkon

03-18-2010 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandy G (Post 2968681)

"Irving-The 142nd fastest gun in the West..." Anybody else remember THAT one ?!?

How is it possible that I never heard of that show? I'm assuming it was a western comedy?

John

cwmoser

03-18-2010 02:51 PM

The seller must know a lot about these Porthole TVs:
"1951 - (H2437R) 16" console, wood (mahogany), chassis 24H20, "Irving" "

Is he someone on this forum?

Sandy G

03-18-2010 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeyurkon (Post 2968683)

How is it possible that I never heard of that show? I'm assuming it was a western comedy?

John

Naw. It was a novelty song from the mid-60s-"The Ballad of Irving" by a guy named Frank Gallop. It concerns one Irving, a "tenderfoot" in the Olde West who manages to shoot himself. Kinda cute.

grimer

03-18-2010 04:22 PM

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Sandy G

03-18-2010 06:44 PM

That be the one. Its on YouTube.

Dave A

03-18-2010 07:14 PM

Frank was more famous as a CBS and NBC announcer. His biggest show was Perry Como doing the Kraft commercials.

rojoknox

03-18-2010 08:01 PM

Greetings from FixitLand!

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwmoser (Post 2968689)

The seller must know a lot about these Porthole TVs:
"1951 - (H2437R) 16" console, wood (mahogany), chassis 24H20, "Irving" "

Is he someone on this forum?

That line was lifted from a page at the tvhistory.tv site:

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1950-59-ZENITH.htm

Take care,
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J. E. Knox 'The Victor Freak'

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