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I've come to the conclusion that the Admiral consolettes are fairly common out there. I've seen more of those models than anything else on the various sites that deal with vintage TV's. Mine is just now being brought back into working condition (I hope) by a local guy. It's the single chasis model also. I posted a similar question to yours about polishing up the bakelite and was advised to use Magnolia Glayzit. It's not cheap and I can only find it on line and they kill you on shipping. I won't buy any until I'm sure the set can indeed be fixed. It is NOT carried by Graybar Electric as one person advised. But hey, in the scheme of things it's not that much more money to add to the cost of getting the TV working again. I was told by a TV/Radio historian that Admiral was a pretty good brand back in those days and I think he said they were more popular than RCA's, so that's probably why there are so many of them out there still. They're supposed to deliver good picture quality when they are in optimum working condition. I'll spare everybody the redundancy of posting a picture of mine here. And I'm still looking for a way to rig a remote control for it. There are old VCR's out there that have volume controls on them, but they are pretty tough to find, and I think I'm dreaming as far as finding one with a switched outlet on the back, so I may end up improvising. Good luck with your set!
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