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I was at the same radio show (Lansing), and gave this TV a very serious lookover. On Friday afternoon the CRT was still attached, although somewhat "dangling", but I'm certain it was a 10BP4. I guess somebody made an offer for just the CRT, not the whole unit. Then it got parted out completely from there.
The Jackson-Industries TV is quite unusual and worth restoring. I only had limited space in my car or I might have grabbed the chassis. The white leather cabinet was "interesting", but not to my liking (and WAY too big to lug home). Cleaned up and in the right setting, it could look nice though.
You should factor into your decision-making process that the TV is not a Farnsworth. Farnsworth made all his TVs from the Capehart-Farnsworth-ITT plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It may be possible that the Jackson company solicited Farnsworth for the radio unit. Just as likely this TV was a homebrew kit. It needs more research. I'm sure the rest of the forum might have some ideas...
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