Nice Zenith Porthole on Ebay

[Phil Nelson]

Add to that price the cost of a new picture tube. Notice the brightener hanging off the back, a sign that it was played to death.

Nothing I have read about Zenith portholes makes me want one. They sound like a big PITA to restore.

Jeff's right, these are common. You can see a different one just about every week on eBay.

Phil

[jeyurkon]

I picked up that exact model last year. It even has the veneer on the molding missing in the same spot!

It should ship well as long as the chassis are still bolted in. Especially if the back cover is still there. It's a heavy metal mesh. The neck of the CRT doesn't extend past the back of the cabinet.

But it does look like you'd need a new CRT.

And mine was about $100 and has a good CRT. I don't think they'll get $299 for it. You never know though.

John