Westinghouse 22" rectangular find - caught in Audiokarma limbo!

[jeyurkon]

Originally Posted by bgadow

Many of us have been waiting for this day! I can recall some false hopes when folks found Westinghouse sets that looked identical to this one but were B/W. Very strange that they didn't dress it up. Westinghouse seems to have always been an also-ran; perhaps had their promotional abilities been a little better they would have sold more. I wonder if they ever had Betty Furness selling these on TV?

My dad, his brother, and one of their sisters worked for Westinghouse transformer division. They were extremely loyal to Westinghouse products. Surprisingly they never owned a Westinghouse TV. I was never sure what to make of that.

John

[Steve D.]

Glad to see that one of these sets survives in
outstanding cosmetic condition. Check out the Westinghouse 22" color receiver pictured on my site from a Dec. 1956 Magazine ad.

-Steve D.

[fauxpaw]

Originally Posted by Steve D.

Glad to see that one of these sets survives in
outstanding cosmetic condition. Check out the Westinghouse 22" color receiver pictured on my site from a Dec. 1956 Magazine ad.

-Steve D.

Steve D., on your site you show the same model number (22K161) for both the table model and full console. Does this number come from the same ad as the pictures? I notice that the model numbers on jr's set are different (H22T155/H22TU155).

Steve McVoy, did the individuals who reported sets to you give any indication of model number or cabinet type?

jr, many thanks for the wonderful photos - this is certainly among the rarest of the rare! Did you happen to notice if the tube map includes a model number, and if so does it match the one on the model number label?

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by fauxpaw

Steve D., on your site you show the same model number (22K161) for both the table model and full console. Does this number come from the same ad as the pictures? I notice that the model numbers on jr's set are different (H22T155/H22TU155).

fauxpaw,

I did make a "fauxpaw" in the model # for the table model. It is 22T156. I have corrected my site. Both model #'s are listed in the ad. The console model #22K161 is pictured in a small insert in the corner. The ad is a large format two page spread. jr_tech says his set's mfg. date is 6-56. This ad is from Dec. 56. Perhaps Westinghouse changed the model #'s somewhere along the line. Although the SAMS photofact usually was released sometime after the receiver was made available to the public. So, it is a mystery. John Folsom, does your service manual give any model #'s for these 22" receivers?

-Steve D.