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Sounds like a wonderful purchase, for the low, low price of 5 bucks. If you could post some pictures, that would be great.
If the tv still has the original back, the model number might be hidden inside the set, on the chassis. While it is possible for a set of this vintage to still kind of work, it probably won't for very long. You are right in considering it a possible fire hazard. It will need to be gone over electronically, and probably have all of the old capacitors replaced. Typically, a 50s set costs about 30-50 dollars to be recapped.
As for the stand, the metal one probably was sold with the tv, even if it wasn't make by Stromberg-Carlson. There were lots of aftermarket companies in the 50s that made accessories like tv stands.
Out of the black and white sets, I consider the 50s ones to be very reliable. By then, they had gotten everything "right" electrically, so they are typically stable performers, that could run for years without calling the repairman. Compare that the a tv made only 5 years earlier, where a well-used set could be in the shop a couple times a year.
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