Early '50's GE 17T4 17" B&W TV

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Originally Posted by Jeffhs

. . . . . . However, I don't think all GE TVs in this style cabinet had the same problem. Was your set in hot environments at any time before you got it? That's the only thing I can think of, besides the glue simply giving up and turning into sticky, gooey mush after 60 years, that could have caused it to actually run down the sides of the cabinet.

Those yellow drip trails are left over from the hide glue being slapped on at the factory during the cabinet manufacture. If you want proof, notice how the droplets go under the inside stuck on label and not over if the run had happened late in the set's life.

Hide glue comes apart easily with a gentle whump with a mallet or with a little steam heat. That is why I usually use it in any furniture or cabinet repair that I do. To use it, you do have to heat it and it takes quite a while for your glue pot to melt before you can use it. (The other problem is most hardware stores no longer carry it.)

James.