A few months later, I found another one in Omaha, Nebraska on eBay. I contacted the seller to discuss shipping. It turned out that he was handy with tools and agreed to dismantle the set and pack it properly in separate boxes.
Here they are at my place. Did they survive the journey?
Yes, they sure did
Not a single crack in the bakelite.
The chassis is fine and the CRT checks good.
It has a nifty internal antenna too. It works sorta like like a giant DPDT switch.
The CRT foam has disintegrated. No surprise there.
The bakelite is incredibly dull and the faceplate has yellowed. Maybe a heavy smoker owned it?
This is the color and shine I hope to restore.
Next up -
Step III - Cleaning...