Found an old Silvertone Surburbanite television on the curbside.

[robert1]

Originally Posted by MRX37

The model is "Model 8158"

I am curious as to what I have here. I know very little about older electronics, and I haven't found out much about this TV other then that it was made sometime in the late 50's.

The TV doesn't work. Plugged it in, turned it on and let it sit and warm up, and nothing.

WOW!!, i never thought i would ever see one of these again.
this is the same exact model that me & my family watched when we were kids. my dad finally retired the set & replaced it with a GE color set back in 1970. boy that brings back memories. i have not seen one of these sets since that time & i guess that they were rare as hens teeth.