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My new $1 Farnsworth
I found this set for $1 at a radio auction on the weekend. I really didn't need another console, let alone another project, but this set would have ended up in a dumpster had I not brought it home. The brass and faux leather cabinet was unlike anything I had seen before, and seemed quite ahead of its time for 1948. I couldn't see it get destroyed.
Unfortunately the seller of this set saw fit to gut it of its picture tube, turntable, and tuner faceplate on Friday, before leaving it in the auction pile. (I arrived at the show on Saturday morning) I am left with the tv chassis, radio chassis, the knobs, and the cabinet. The television chassis is made by Jackson Industries of Chicago, and looks to have held a 10" crt, the number of which is not listed on the tube layout diagram.
I am really unfamiliar with Farnsworth products, am wondering if it will be possible/worth while to find the parts necessary to bring it back to working order. Any information, diagrams, or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Michael
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