Hudson television

[zenith porthole]

Hello all!

I picked up this set last night from Craigslist, after about a month and a half of on/off correspondence with the seller. I have been a collector of items from Detroit's legendary J.L.Hudson department store for about 15 years, but have never heard of or seen any Hudson branded electronics before. I knew that they had items like shoe polish and re-badged hand held vacuums with the Hudson name, but a television is a great find for me!
I bought the set from the original owner, who recalled buying it 61 years ago, when her son was 2 years old. Even though the 16" crt has a brightener, for $15 I couldn't resist.
The seller said they'd tried the set and the picture tube didn't light up, but after taking a closer look, I noticed a yellow lead that had become detached from the crt base. Hopefully it still has some life in it.
I looked all around the cabinet and can't find any mention of who manufactured the chassis. My thoughts were that this was manufactured by another company and badged with the Hudson's logo. Any info would be great! Do any of you know if other large department stores besides Montgomery Wards and Sears like Macy's, Dayton's, Marshall Fields, had their own line of sets?