[Dave A]

Saw the set tonight. Seller has had it for a year or so in a rowhome they are rehabbing. The set came with the home...abandoned by the late 80 year or so seller and under a cover for the ages. They pushed it around till it became annoying to have around. Probably the set of the old owner. They used it for FM music while they did their work.

Set is close to perfect cosmetically. A few nicks and the speaker cloth is shrinking. May be able to save. And the seller did plug it in for a long time for 1953 music while they rehabbed. FM is crystal clear with no hum. Phono is missing the cartridge so I did not try.

TV is as you see it. Vertical shrinkage is as you see it. Real RF snow and no tube wiggle to test either. Split chassis as guessed. CRT is as bright as can be found.

I took a quick look inside. Quality dust and no service tags in sight. I did not look at date codes. The pix are in no order but what I saw.

DA