[Arran]

Thanks for the input Warren!  I got excited after seeing what you did to your 47-1230 and sort of got ahead of myself.  lol  After stepping back a bit I see that it will probably be awhile before I'm ready to restore the cabinet, if I do decide to do it.  First I need to make the electronics work.  I'll be ordering caps tomorrow.  I do have a couple of electronics questions for you but I'll start a new thread in the Philco Electronic Restoration phorum.

I'm also working on a GE LC-628 that I'll be using as a guinea pig.  I want to make it work and want to make the cabinet look nice, but it doesn't mean as much to me as the 47-1230 so I'll be using it to learn on.  I've restored two cars but never a vintage radio  ;)

Rich

Rich;
  You could start a restoration thread on the G.E in the "Other Radios, non Philco" section. The G.E is probably not a bad specimen to practice on before tackling the 47-1230, it looks like it's an AC/DC set, probably with five or six tubes, it's AM broadcast only, and it's old enough not to use mini IF transformers meaning no problems with bad silver mica capacitors. The cabinet doesn't look that bad either, I can't see the top in your photo but it looks solid so even if you have to refinish it you won't have many repairs to make, if any.
Regards
Arran