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I got a good chuckle at that, Eric!
A few years ago I was fortunate enough to find one of these locally and it came with the metal stand and was even a remote set! Mine is a '59, but the remote was gone and have periodically searched to find one on ebay. It's kind of a strange looking remote, the end flares open like the bell of a trumpet and has two clicker buttons on it. |
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I have a Philco seventeener of the same vintage and I bet its lighter than Eric's RCA
![]() and Im guessing your average 1960 Zenith was heavier than 43 pounds too.
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The Seventeener has no transformer so it is lighter. The RCA is a light years better set though.
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I really like the "bulging eye-ball" of the RCA, but the '59 Philco "Seventeener III" is slightly more appealing. I got one a few years ago and it's a flawless performer. I grew up with similar early '60's Admiral "briefcase" sets and find it very nostalgic to watch. I wouldn't say the Philco is heavy, but it sure isn't a feather either!
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Quote:
The weight went in, before the name went on. |
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Just weighed my 21" Zenith Portable =58.0 lbs! the remote version would have been even heavier! good things its got a very sturdy metal handle.
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Back then, ANYTHING with a handle was considered "portable," even if it took two burly guys to pick it up.
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