Well, I nabbed a linearity coil out of a GE 810 chassis that I had here. It read 30 ohms versus the 36 in the Sams, but I figured that would get me a lot closer than an open coil would.
Sure enough, the horizontal oscillator started to run, and I got nice HV to the plate cap of the 1X2
No HV to the picture tube yet, but all that's left in that chain is a 1 meg resistor and a door knob cap.....both of which I should have in stock. Time for some more testing!!