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As for picking up a picture tube by its neck, its perfectly fine as long as you are lifting straight up without any harsh horizontal movements. I used to replace quite a few tubes in my day and that is exactly how I did them all. Unbolt the corner screws and then lift the tube straight out by pulling on the neck. Worked everytime and never broke any of them. I generally took the tubes to a picture tube remanufacturer and they always carried them around the same way too. It was a standard procedure back in the day.
As for dropping a tube on a blanket, I would not want to take a chance at vibrating the guns or the face mask.
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