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I think Philco had just started color tube production about the time these sets came out. I have speculated that maybe they got all geared up to produce round tubes just in time for that market to fade, so they figured "what the heck?" and came out with those price leaders.
These were not the last roundies made...I think that honor goes to a series-string Magnavox that seems to have been in production into 1970.
There were a few companies that built "reverse" chassis, at least for some models. Admiral and Motorola come to mind.
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