[Charlie]

Well, I've given up trying to find the correct Sams. I've gone thru them all from 1961 thru 1966. The closest tV schematic I could find was from 1962. The stereo/amp schematic is the same as one used in a color-combo Sams from 1965. It kinda makes me wonder if this model was pieced together with surplus parts.

I checked all of the tubes and found only two had been replaced... the video amp and hv rectifier. All of the rest are Magnavox branded with mid-1964 date codes on them.

I asked my neighbor about the set, and she couldn't really say when it was bought... only that it was "way back then". She also told me it was only serviced once and was minor- probably when those two non-Maggie tubes were put in. I asked about the pix tube, and she said that had never been replaced.

When it was bought, she said it was more for the radio than the tv. They didn't watch much television back then. She said she mainly played the radio in the morning, and an occassional record in the evening. Usually they would go out dancing or out to eat for entertainment. During the day, she was doing housework and yardwork while Mr. Broussard was at the job. The television was seldom turned on. It seems quite apparent by the looks of the chassis.