Here are my two unrestored sets. I have owned them both since the early 80's. I bought the Philco on the left as a daily user. That I guess is where it all began. Back then these sets were more or less junk and could be found all around cheap. Color and solid state had dealt its death blows, as well as the sets starting to age. To me as a kid they were more interesting than the newer plastic stuff.
The capacitors actually outlasted the CRT in the Philco, which had only required one other repair back around 1987. I lucked out and found a good CRT last year. The other set is a Spartan which I found someone using to watch at the flea market back then. I finally talked the fellow out of it for around $15. In both cases money well spent. I have culled many a set but I will try to always keep these two around....
