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Honestly, I don't know if enough can be said about how good 1950s Philco sets really were. At least mid 50s and up. I have posted more than once about my 1956 model (I think it's a 4136) and it's stellar performance without restoration besides the chassis finally wearing out a CRT which I finally replaced and the set is like new. I think I replaced one paper capacitor several years ago when it developed vertical foldover on the bottom of the raster. I have had the set since I was 13 and I am 45 years old! I just wish that they made them all so well, yet so simple. I can yank the light weight chassis in minutes. Amazing is all I can say!

That floor model is truly a nice looking set; really nicer than my rather plain set by comparison. I don't know much about the vertical mount chassis models. Probably a bit harder to service, but it darned well may not need any service for quite a while. Also, I am so glad that the 50s models are finally getting their proper recognition. It got pretty old all those years reading about the 40s sets that seemed to be all that was worth more than a few bucks with their largely impractical use potential. Really, don't we all want to use the things we collect for what they were made for. The TV is for viewing and listening pleasure. A 21" from the 50s is very practical I think and tend to have a lot more character. I have a couple of 17" that aren't bad.

Great find!