A "replica" pre-war TV project

[Kamakiri]

I had this thought probably two years ago, just never came across the parts to do it. But now, I've got a great beginning.

First, was deciding what cabinet to use. I wanted something that would be relatively simple to fit a TV chassis into, and would have the correct pre-war look. Decided that I needed to find a Zenith round dial console cabinet from the late 30s. Just got one in that will be PERFECT for the job (thanks to DavGoodlin ).

It's got what I think is one extra hole cut in the front, but that doesn't matter much as the center hole will have to be filled anyway, and the front panel will need to be re-veneered after I get the new holes drilled for the controls.

For the chassis, I didn't want to ruin anything potentially restorable, so I came across this Tele-Tone on ebay a couple months back. The picture tube, unfortunately, has no horizontal deflection, so I assume that it took a hard hit at some point and the deflection plates inside either broke or got bent, something.

The cabinet on this Tele-Tone was heavily moisture damaged. All of the plywood is separating, and the whole thing is falling apart. However, the chassis is spotless.....oddly enough. Perfect!

Now, I'm not sure what to do about the former switch areas on the radio outside of the picture tube....I may just carefully trim the bezel and fill the cabinet holes. Ideas appreciated there.

Also, might as well do up an outboard 6V6 amp and a large speaker while I'm at it. After all, I have a lot of real estate to fill here......