Admiral T2301DR restoration

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A local collector dropped off a couple more TVs for me to restore. One is a GE 800 bakelite locomotive. I'm looking forward to that as I sold my unrestored example before I ever got a chance to work on it.

First up though is the other - an Admiral T2301. It's a 21" set from around 1957 in a metal cabinet. I've only worked on some portable sets from this era, but not a full size table top. It's in good condition with all the original knobs and back.





I don't see much evidence of servicing.


Had to pull the knobs, unmount the controls, disconnect the CRT and remove some screws to get the chassis out.




It has the typical crumbling yoke cover but it still has enough integrity to hold together.


The centering magnets are mounted in a manner I haven't seen before. They are on a piece of masonite and held tight against the yoke by three springs. I wonder if it's aftermarket or a production run change ?



Finally, here she is up on the workbench. No corrosion, rodent damage or any other sign of trouble