a puzzle for the gurus..
 

Anyone able to identify the TV in the background in this photo from Life late 60s.

Oh btw the way the cat was a family pet it seems...

No, but I'm reminded why I sometimes think of time as the "era of bad taste." Dig that shag carpet. And the decor in general!

Nice lion, however. I wonder what's the story behind that?

Looks like an asian made set to me.

"You’ve been looking at the home of actress Tippi Hedren in California, photographed by LIFE magazine during the early 1970s. Best-known for her role in Hitchcock’s The Birds, Tippi is also the mother of actress Melanie Griffith (Working Girl), who is the little girl you just saw lying in bed with a lion, and also above with her head in its mouth."

http://www.messynessychic.com/2012/0...-our-pet-lion/

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Almost sure its a Jap set. Of those NOT a Sony or toshiba,
could be most any other.

73 Zeno:smoke:

I'm guessing Panasonic, it looks very similar to the sets in these 1967 & 1968 Panasonic ads.

That panasonic (second picture) in the ad Eric posted is a beauty in my opinion. Sure would love to find that model today!

Me too ! !

I think it may just be that Panasonic...... Good Job ! !

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Panny a good theory. I dont remember the controls at top,
usually had ganged pots under tuners then. The shafts
always pulled out when old. RCA 14" had top knobs but didnt
match otherwise. Could also be a store brand panny built set.

73 Zeno:smoke:

I just knew you guys would know...

Trying to remember! Didn't the cover that said "Panacolor", slide to the left, to expose the auxiliary controls, such as color, tint, brightness and contrast.

It looks similar to the 1971 Panasonic "Luray" AN-239D. :scratch2: I've also seen similar Sharp portables used in the USA, from the late 1960s/early 1970s with a tube-hybrid chassis.

Chris

I think that is an "Elsa" TV and the kitty in the photo is the father. (LOL). If the shot was about 30 feet closer we might be zero in a little closer on the details.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_Free

Tom (PK)