I really hope someone can arrange a local pickup.
The odds of this surviving shipping are very low :tears:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Admiral-Console-Television-Picture-Tube-Vintage-1940s-/360312516860

Yeah, I believe your past experience with these say's it all. I love bakelite and it disturbs me to think how many nice cabinets have been smashed up over the years. I wouldn't have the extra time or money for one right now but I'd love to get a bakelite set someday, especially if it's a neat little roundie like that.

I hope someone can pick it up in person, or at least have it shipped in a couple separate boxes. :sigh:

Here's a painful picture of the one that got smashed in transit to me :(

http://www.bobandersen.com/images/smashed%2020x122.jpg