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Originally Posted by Celt
Fugly little thing ain't it? 
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I'd say more like "primitive". One thing you can't take away from it is that it's a very rare piece of television history. These were one of the very first TV sets put on the market after WWII pre-dating the RCA 630TS and 621TS. Being they were advertised for $100, you can bet these were slapped together as cheaply as possible.
An original ad (notice the slightly different proto.):
A example w/chassis from the Net:

Notice is doesn't have the Viewtone medallion.