Well I decided to go by again and check it out closer.
I managed to scrounge up an extension cord, plugged it in, powered it on, Sound immediately, Raster about 10 seconds later, all colors even and very strong!
Took it for $5.
After getting it home I partly removed the back to have a peek inside, very nicely built chassis, look at that industrial looking motor Starting? capacitor?!
That is OEM BTW.
Another thing about it is it's practically pristine inside, almost no dust, looks quite a bit like some of those NOS sets we've seen, this thing either came from the cleanest house in the world or it's very low hours.
I can practically smell the Bicentennial in this one (built 4/76)
I've posted the CRT number, is that a useful one?
I haven't hooked up a signal to it but I'm pretty certain it'll work OK.
It almost seems a shame to part this one out, it's so unbelievably clean inside, the outside isn't bad either, the top has some scruffing from stuff being slid around but it's plastic veneer so it could probably be cleaned and polished right out.
It is up for grabs to any
collector who would give it a good home, second on the list would be a
collector who needs a good tube or chassis for a better set.