Is this a 28" Zenith?

[Eric H]

A nice 53 Zenith, the model number seems to suggest it's a 28" tube?


http://cgi.ebay.com/1952-1953-Zenith...QQcmdZViewItem

[Steve K]

Eric:

It is probably a 27 inch tube. Zenith often added 1 to the screen size in their model numbers.

Steve

[WISCOJIM]

Originally Posted by Eric H

A nice 53 Zenith, the model number seems to suggest it's a 28" tube?

According to Sam's, that set uses a 27AP4A.

[electroking]

What happened to the 2nd anode high-voltage cable?

[Robert Grant]

Adorable set. I hope somebody saves it.

Sadly, while Goshen is not too far away, and the set would fit beautifully in my breezeway (official "retro" room), it won't fit in a Prius

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by Robert Grant

Adorable set. I hope somebody saves it.

Sadly, while Goshen is not too far away, and the set would fit beautifully in my breezeway (official "retro" room), it won't fit in a Prius

But it'll fit on top of a Prius!

[kx250rider]

Originally Posted by Eric H

But it'll fit on top of a Prius!

You work on those cars for the city, don't you? I had forgotten that. I went nuts trying to help a lady with a problem in hers that the dealer couldn't fix. It would run fine at first, then the gas motor just stayed on all the time after about 5 miles, then if parked, the car would be dead. She wound up sending the car to another dealership, and they replaced the whole battery pack and a $2000 module at 1200 miles (warranty). Problem solved, I hope...

Back on thread: That's a really great Zenith. I've seen a 27" Zenith in a similar cabinet that carried the "Stratosphere" mark, which was the great Zenith radio of the 1930s. I wonder if this set has a Stratosphere badge on it someplace?

Charles

[Tony V]

Unfortunately this one might have a weak crt as it has one of those "duz-all" picture boosters hooked to it. All in all its still a nice set!
-Tony

[David Roper]

There was no color TV when this Zenith was made, CBS' system having become extinct a couple years before. Besides, on a 27" screen the image would have to shrink to PIP dimensions to show through the window of a color wheel.

[drh4683]

Neat set. Very rare, it was actually bought directly from zenith at the original plant! Wow. Must have been a zenith employee who orignally owned it.