Wanted to share this old Packard Bell

[Yggdrasill]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/fuo/1782937848.html

Check out the photos of the equipment inside this console. What IS that Packard Bell? A tuner? Pretty cool looking whatever it is.

And I wonder how the speakers would sound through those louvers? Also pretty cool.

 

[33&athird]

Now that's cool. I love the graph-center tuner especially:yes:.

 

[dumptruck]

That's cool as hell! I love that it doesn't quite have the level of class it was obviously going for. The parts don't quite add up to an aesthetic whole so instead you end up with this sort of weird leaving-the-mid-century nerdy-looking thing, yet still totally living room worthy. And it lights up? And it's still got the paper on the TT?

 

[blhagstrom]

Wow

I am AMAZED by the stuff around here.
Some serious audio people here for a long time.

 

[cchean]

This is one of the most cool looking pieces of furniture I've ever seen. :drool:

And one of the nicest CL ads too...

 

[Brian]

Packard Bell made some nice stuff though not well known today. The unit looks to be SS but maybe not. The changer more likely than not will need a degrease and regrease but probably has absolutely no wear since the paper is still on the mat. I'd bet this thing got virtually no time on it and could be a sleeper.

 

[Yggdrasill]

That's cool as hell! I love that it doesn't quite have the level of class it was obviously going for. The parts don't quite add up to an aesthetic whole so instead you end up with this sort of weird leaving-the-mid-century nerdy-looking thing, yet still totally living room worthy. And it lights up? And it's still got the paper on the TT?

That's a great observation. The top and the louvered ends feel very late 50's early 60's but the center portion has very much a late 60's early 70's styling, with an incongruent result. And yeah, the paper on the TT is pretty sweet.