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As mentioned previously, I have a Hoffman made the same way. I also have a Motorola built similarly.
There were some AM radios built in the 1940s that if a knob was missing, 120 volts could be yours if you turned the affected control. Very dangerous. These same radios usually had metal screws attached to the potentially hot chassis sticking out of the bottom of the case. If course the line cord was not polarized.
While quite well insulated when all put together, most 1950s-1960s series string TVs can be a shock hazard when opened up. This is why I always use an isolated variac as a power supply when working on TVs and radios.
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