Mercury TV-220A restoration

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A few weeks ago I was contact by forum member 'mrfixx' asking if I could get his old TV running. He said it was a Mercury TV which really got my head scratching.
Never heard of that brand before He provided a few pics and I started searching for any info. Maybe he'll chime in with the back story on how he came to own it.







Well long story short, I had business up his way yesterday, and stopped by to check it out. Other than some scratches on top, it's in pretty darn good condition. There's a pull out phonograph below (78 rpm?) and it's got a 16" 16RP4 CRT. So I'm guessing around 1951 vintage.

Pulled all the knobs, undid the chassis bolts and pulled the chassis. I don't think this set was ever serviced.
Every screw and bolt for the back and chassis was present and don't see any evidence of replaced parts.

Here it is back at my place.