[Greg B.]

Originally Posted by Findm-Keepm

Very nice find, Doug! Those metal cabinet Zeniths were quite common around here - they used them in the Navy Barracks.

That's interesting, since here in Canada, Zenith sets were usually about the most expensive around. There were a number of dealers back in the '70s, mostly small TV/stereo shops as opposed to department stores (at least that was the case locally) but I don't recall knowing anyone that had a Zenith set when I was growing up. I do remember that they did advertise on TV and in the newspapers though. Recently an interesting newspaper archive was put online with a local weekly from the 1970s being part of the mix. Last night I caught a couple of Zenith print ads from 1974: one, for their series of Allegro stereos (from $219 to $469 IIRC) and one for a couple of color sets. The most expensive of those was in a fancy cabinet and was over $1000.

Here's the Allegro ad:

http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/n...Page=200916435

Here's the TV ad (with a few Allegros too):

http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/n...Page=200916251