What is First Zenith roundie Model # in 1962

[vintagecollect]

Can anyone tell me Zenith's first color roundie set in(29JC20?) 1962 after they field tested in 54/55?? I guess they waited til Color TVs starting becoming popular to invest in it. Does anyone have this TV with pics to post please. Is this set Danish style??

[rca2000]

Here is my 29jc20, playing a Def Leppard Laserdisc. (the shots aare not too good, due to my cheap camera. Also, a shot od 2004 coming in. on the set.

[rca2000]

Notice that big tranny, and the 2 3dg4 LV rect. tubes:

[kx250rider]

Wish I had kept one I had! It was a cheap masonite cabinet with screw-in legs. It was PROBABLY a 29JC20, since it had the 2 LV tubes. Wanna hear the silly reason I threw it out? It was missing the 3DG4's and I didn't want to pay $5 each at Henry Radio for a round color TV! But then again, my defense for doing that is that it was in '79 or '80.

I also knew of 2 others with more elaborate cabinets. If I'm not mistaken, you can spot the 3DG4 model a mile away with that old style VHF tuner knob. I think in '63 the style changed on that knob. One of the other 29JC20s might still be where I last saw it, but probably not available. It was in the livingroom of the house where we used to go and vote a few blocks away in West LA. If I happen to be down there on a voting day, I will go there and see if they still have the polls there, and if the Zenith is still there!

Charles

[ChuckA]

Here's a picture of the front of the set. After sitting in the garage for a year, I sold it a few months back to a friend who wanted to start collecting color sets.

Chuck

[Pete Deksnis]

Originally Posted by ChuckA

Here's a picture of the front of the set.
Chuck

There's something about solid wood and vintage color tv that says quality and class...

[oldtvman]

I have a restored 29jc20 with good crt, and then, the flyback went south.

[jstout66]

won't the flyback I have work? I got confused to some of the replies I got on it, but let me know if ot is indeed the one that will work. PM or e-mail me.

[vintagecollect]

Thanks for the info and pics. The design is very clean and modern, beautiful!!

Good to see AKers preserving and restoring these American greats, I was hoping for at least one response. That tri colored emblem to signal color set is great- looks slightly similiar to tri color badge used for Very early Motorola TV. Seem popular among collectors, again, isn't ANYTHING Zenith popular?

[Telecolor 3007]

I don't have the luxury of an "R.C.A.".