Late 50s philco curb find

[Old1625]

FYI I had long ago in the past restored a Westinghouse 21" table model that had been in a flooded cellar for what may have been years. It was thick with mud all over the chassis. I hosed the darn thing out, left it in the sun to dry, and fired it up after re-inserting all of the tubes and applying tuner-lube to sockets and all of the controls. The set worked perfectly for two years before the selenium rectifiers let go, and stank us out.

But that was neglect. What you have there may have involved "tinker-bobs"--which can make for a troubleshooting nightmare.