Zenith Porthole Pricing

[Einar72]

Hi Bob,

I'm fairly new to this forum myself, but let me say this: grab that Raytheon! I've never seen that model, maybe because in the Pacific Northwest we had such slim pickings. Most '40's TV's came here in covered wagons by westward-bound Boeing hires.

I have owned a Zenith combo identical to the first one, and also a 19" Zenith porthole console that I sold fully recapped to a museum, but having let both get away I never looked back. My opinion on pricing is this: if you like it, buy it. The 16" Zenith combos are somewhat common, even here in Seattle, so $200-300 for a nice one isn't unreasonable. Bet both pictured have the Phonevision socket. But that Raytheon has a look that somehow captures my imagination with it's 40's mystique. Probably well-engineered,too.