[TV MAN]

I just picked up a 50's model Philco tv, not sure of the year or model yet. It was a barn find. Shame. But, I did save it from the dumpster! It had been out there just long enough to damage the bottom of the cabinet, grill cloth and put a little very light surface rust on some things. Set is complete, and had been purchased new by this family. I guess it was put out shortly before the owner died. I took a look inside so see how much rust or rodent damage was present (thought of it for parts at 1st) but things didn't look too bad. I may take a shot at a rebuild a little later. It is a split chassis, but looks much simpler than another Philco I have. This one has the 2 large selenium rectifiers instead of the 5U4. I wondered what it takes to replace those. Thought of a couple 2.5a diodes stacked (paralleled). Anyone done this?

Anyone restored a blonde cabinet before? Other then some loose veneer at the bottom and some inside structure/supports needing replaced, the cabinet is intact. I don't know if this type of finish can be duplicated. This could be very neat old tv. I'll try to post some pics down the road when I get my 'shop' ready - still a work in progress...