Zenith "coffin"

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The beast arrived, courtesy of "aerials."

Tim and aerials did most of the grunting

P9240005 by old_tv_nut, on Flickr

The tube has a cataract, but the filaments are open, so I don't have to fix the cataract

P9240009 by old_tv_nut, on Flickr

Fortunately I have an excellent tube in the console I got from miniman, along with a reasonable backup.

P9240002 by old_tv_nut, on Flickr
P9240001 by old_tv_nut, on Flickr

Both of these are separate glass type, with the gasket that turns to ooze after all these years, so cleaning and retaping is all that's needed, as I understand it.

By now you should know that I go at these things slowly, so expect occasional progress reports.