[Charlie]

Thanx for your input, guys. I am still waiting for a reply from the seller on whether or not the set did anything when they plugged it in.

i was showing the photos to some friends here, and they pointed out something that I really didn't think of. As far as the cabinet goes, it looks like there is a good bit of detailed trim on the top front. Since the cabinet will need refinishing, that top front part will be quite a job stripping out any old finish to make it look good. I believe Kam is right... it will be a challenge. There are plenty of sets out there that have better cabinets. This particular Philco is not what we would consider "rare".

If it turns out that this set at least half-way works as is, I might decide to go for it only because it works and is not far away. But, due to assuming that it probably doesn't work at all and that fancy wood work at the top will probably keep me from bidding.

I have plenty of "challenges" here to work on as is. Perhaps i should keep an eye open for the "easy-fix" sets in my area.