1948 Magnavox combo console-should I get rid of it?

[ChrisW6ATV]

Hello-

I have a severe space problem here, and I am considering getting rid of an old Magnavox TV/radio/phono console I have had for years. Here is its story: I bought it from an antique store in 1980, and I did some work on it back then, but that was long before I learned of the need to replace all the caps in old sets. It has a 16" metal CRT, a 16AP4 that tested weak at first, and an AM/FM/shortwave radio with pushbutton tuning presets. The cabinet had been refinished with a fake-blond finish/paint job probably in the 50's, and I stripped all of that off back in about 1981 as well, so it still needs to be refinished if I ever got to it.

So... I have this huge but nice old unit, that needs refinishing and a recap job at least. I have been moving it with me, from Chicago to California and three more moves here, and I still never did anything more with it. Its chassis are not in the cabinet but are on shelves in my garage where they have been since 1989. My question is, is this unit even worth all the work it would take to restore? I also have a 1949 Zenith 12" TV/radio/phono combo that is in much better shape, and one big console is probably enough for me. It is the Embassy, with TV chassis CT246B. What do you all think?