Zenith HiFi HF1284D rescued - needs record player

[DavGoodlin]

I left my "wanted - dead or alive" poster with pics of a 58 color RCA, 48 BW and Motorola HiFi at the local Habitat ReStore.

A kitchen contractor wanted to drop this off with the usual stuff they donate. The manager told him it looked too rough and then gave him my number. What a partner in crime! I had no idea what it was but it "had tubes" that was enough for me.

This is what I saw when I went to pick it up.
HF1284D-1.jpg easily cleaned up

HF1284D-2.jpg finish restorable

HF1284D-3.jpg R/P missing


This 1958 model has two 6V6 for outputs and has a fully-sealed speaker compartment. I did not get in there yet. Wondering what the presence control does if there is only one output transformer.

The bad news is the record player is missing. I have several stereo units (2-mags/colaro, 1 Emerson Glaser-steers, 1-1978 VofM) that would fit but it needs only be mono and Zenith.