A friend of mine made me aware of an old metal Zenith TV at a store that I rarely frequent. It turned out to be a Zenith "bugeye" from around '57-'58. The model number is A1512J and someone has scratched off the chassis number. The antenna is in good shape, as is the AC line "wavemagnet" antenna that's attached. Fortunately, the CRT checks very strong and the flyback and yoke look to be in good shape. The only problem I see is the fusible resistor has corroded and broken off from where it solders on to the AC interlock. If anyone can give me the correct chassis number for this model or any other information that I may need to know, I'd appreciate it.
They wanted $50 for this set; but, I talked them down to $40. I was still a little hesitant to give that much; but, remembered that these old sets are almost gone from my area and that the cost of shipping a TV like this from somewhere else would probably exceed $40. I'm just glad the CRT is good.
