55 Westinghouse 21" B&W

[Adam]

Here is the 55 Westinghouse B&W I brought back from MI. I am currently in the process of recapping it. This one was used long after it stopped working well. Lots of melted caps and burned out tubes. Several repairs with bad soldering. One of the 5U4s (there are 2) had an open filament. Weak CRT, but I used the rejuvinator, and it seems to have worked. I like the copper plated chassis and the swivel base, cosmetically this set is in great condition, except for the missing trap-door in front and volume knob which I broke myself trying to get this out of an attic in Michigan, this set is much heavier than it looks: all metal cabinet and chassis.

[Eric H]

Hi Adam, that is a really cool looking set!

I love Westinghouse and their copper plated chassis, it has a such a high quality look.

[pallophotophone]

Originally Posted by Eric H

Hi Adam, that is a really cool looking set!

I love Westinghouse and their copper plated chassis, it has a such a high quality look.

I'll second that !

National has a copper plated chassis in their 7 inch electrostatic sets.
And like Westinghouse, good electronics to mount on it.
Very Classy Indeed !

[polaraman]

I looked at my set a little bit tonight. The CRT was replaced in April 1969. That must have been a costly repair on a 10 year old B/W television.

ADAM,

Could I get a close up of the knobs please.

polaraman

[Adam]

I agree about the quality of the Westinghouse, a very well made set both structurally and electronically. Two LV rectifier tubes, now that's classy. This is the only one of their sets I have seen, but it makes me wonder why they weren't more popular and stopped making sets. I wonder if they ever made a color set, anyone out there with a Westinghouse color roundie?

[Charlie]

Westinghouse had their 15" color set out just before RCA had the CT100. There were a few others that followed. i remember finding a Sams for a late 50's roundie... i think it was from 57.

You mentioned this set being heavy. Funny to think they use those skinny looking legs to hold it up! Kinda reminds me of Jeff Foxworthy talking about TV in the old days... having a 500 pound set sitting on top of a TV tray!

[bgadow]

Westinghouse was in the tv business up until about 1970. They had a full line of color sets, too. Saw an ad recently in a Look magazine from about 1968 showing their color console. I've never seen one, only bw.

About the time they made this set they were producing the rectangular color set using the CBS crt.

[glen65]

Reminds me of the copper plated chassis used in some
of the RCA Golden throat radios.

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by bgadow

Westinghouse was in the tv business up until about 1970. They had a full line of color sets, too. Saw an ad recently in a Look magazine from about 1968 showing their color console. I've never seen one, only bw.

About the time they made this set they were producing the rectangular color set using the CBS crt.

Yes, once again, you can own a brand new Westinghouse color tv. Check out their site.

Westinghouse:
http://www.westinghousedigital.com/p...27-lcd-tv.aspx

-Steve D.

[Eric H]

Hey Adam, you need this to go with the TV!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1950s-Westinghou...QQcmdZViewItem

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by Eric H

Hey Adam, you need this to go with the TV!

I have one (the pencil holder, not the TV). Didn't realize they came in different colors.

Do you suppose the dealer would give you the pencil holder if you bought the TV?

[Adam]

[QUOTE=Eric H]Hey Adam, you need this to go with the TV!

Thanks, I like that, but the price is too high for me, for that much I'd want another one of the TVs along with it.

[polaraman]

I just won this set off Ebay for 99 cents. I really like the looks of this set. I have to go pick it up tomorrow evening. They have the control door. It is missing the volume knob. Anybody got one?

polaraman

[Adam]

I got this working last night. It works good, except for the strangest thing, on ch3 it gets ch5. I don't think it is a problem with the rf alignment, as I get a good ch2,4 and 5. A bad coil on the ch3 strip in the tuner? Oh well, I'll watch my dvds on ch4, I really would rather not take the tuner apart if I can avoid it.

Now I only have 3 b/w sets that don't work at all left (56 Bendix, 58 Hoffman, 58 RCA). 2 color sets that need a little work(63 Philco, 67 Zenith), and 1 that needs alot (63 RCA).

I haven't seen too much from Westinghouse out there. I do agree that they put out a quality product back in the 50's. My mom still uses her 1949 Westinghouse **electric** stove every day and everything still works on it. For years the matching refrigerator was plugging away in her garage, with handle nearly falling off but still workable. It got a little too frosted up and quit during a heat wave last summer. Still has a tiny 1939 Westinghouse frig keeping sodas cold on her patio. That thing came out of a 1904 apartment building and has been dropped on its side and bounced around from place to place and it keeps on going. But you can't watch Lucy on it.