[Jeffhs]

I noticed that the original knobs and back cover are still in place. The knobs were probably just set into the holes and glued down--there are almost certainly no controls behind them. The TV has probably been mounted so that the front panel controls are behind the CRT mask; with an arrangement like that the only way to control the set is with the remote.

Two thousand dollars for this thing, however, IMHO, is way, way, way too much. I could see a hefty opening bid for this set if it were in mint, unmodified condition, but not with a cheap Pacific Rim-import color portable in place of the original chassis. Personally, I wouldn't pay more than $100 for this in its hacked condition.

BTW, I wonder how many people looking at this TV are being tricked into believing that it is a 1948 Admiral color set. Color television wasn't invented until the early '50s, and not by Admiral. As we know (or should know), color TV was pioneered by RCA in 1953, with their signature peacock being introduced three years later. Admiral had nothing whatsoever to do with any of it.