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Tony F 07-30-2021 08:31 AM

Westinghouse combo
 
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This Westinghouse popped up on FB. It is a little large, but thought I'd post some pics. Not the original turntable but, it does have a nice glass front with AM-FM. Oh, it's in Ontario, Canada.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...f-9d287e7d6837

Tube TV 08-29-2021 06:39 PM

That glass front sure looks nice. Someone must have laid out quite a bit of money back in the day.
I wouldn't mind running into one of those sometime.

Jeffhs 08-29-2021 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tube TV (Post 3236153)
That glass front sure looks nice. Someone must have laid out quite a bit of money back in the day.
I wouldn't mind running into one of those sometime.

This TV must have been close to TOTL (top of the line, even for a '50s-'60s B&W combo) in its day. I don't know what make the original record changer was; however, the one shown here looks very much like a TOTL Garrard changer.

BTW, I agree that this TV must have sold for a very high price (I'd say $200-$300) when it was new, and not just because of the glass front panel. The cabinet itself all but screams TOTL, IIRC, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if Westinghouse built the TV and radio chassis as well. Westinghouse was a TOTL manufacturer of home appliances in the '50s through about the '70s, so I would expect their home entertainment equipment (radio, TV, phonograph, etc.) to be just as good. I have a can opener made by White-Westinghouse which I bought when I moved here in 1999 (it still works), but I'm sure it's not the same quality as Westinghouse's '50s-'60s appliances. It is probably because I don't use the can opener very much that it still works; if it had daily use, I'm sure I would have junked it and bought a new one by now as appliances, like most everything else these days, are not meant to last anywhere near 20 years. Case in point: I just replaced my 20-year-old, 1,000+-watt Sharp microwave about two weeks ago with a 700-watt Black and Decker microwave. I don't expect the new one to last anywhere near 20 years, given how cheaply things are made these days.

dieseljeep 08-30-2021 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffhs (Post 3236155)
This TV must have been close to TOTL (top of the line, even for a '50s-'60s B&W combo) in its day. I don't know what make the original record changer was; however, the one shown here looks very much like a TOTL Garrard changer.

BTW, I agree that this TV must have sold for a very high price (I'd say $200-$300) when it was new, and not just because of the glass front panel. The cabinet itself all but screams TOTL, IIRC, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if Westinghouse built the TV and radio chassis as well. Westinghouse was a TOTL manufacturer of home appliances in the '50s through about the '70s, so I would expect their home entertainment equipment (radio, TV, phonograph, etc.) to be just as good. I have a can opener made by White-Westinghouse which I bought when I moved here in 1999 (it still works), but I'm sure it's not the same quality as Westinghouse's '50s-'60s appliances. It is probably because I don't use the can opener very much that it still works; if it had daily use, I'm sure I would have junked it and bought a new one by now as appliances, like most everything else these days, are not meant to last anywhere near 20 years. Case in point: I just replaced my 20-year-old, 1,000+-watt Sharp microwave about two weeks ago with a 700-watt Black and Decker microwave. I don't expect the new one to last anywhere near 20 years, given how cheaply things are made these days.

That set was priced closer to $500, maybe more.
They did build their own chassis until the late 60's.


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