More miracles. Or maybe there are more early Sylvanias out there than I realize.
Roger Dreyfoos noticed my attempt at making a mold for a 12" bezel and remembered he had picked up some freebies of some sort at CHRS flea market. It turned out one of them was a 12" NOS Sylvania bezel for the 1-108 chassis! He was kind enough to pass it along to me. Thanks Roger!
I will finish the mold, just to see if it works. Also in case anyone should need a 12" bezel similar to this.
Now I can complete my goal of having my childhood TV console again. I just need to pick up the 1-128 cabinet from my brother's place. Of course I'll have a 1-076 cabinet that's empty. No aquarium for it though. I'll just hang on to it in the hopes that I eventually find a chassis for it.
I can't blame my dad for converting his to a linen cabinet. It was a perfect use for it and he did a great job of installing the chassis and record player into the rec room. It's only when things get old that we start thinking about preserving them in their original form.
"The Wonderful World of Disney" was one of my favorite shows that I watched on the Sylvania. I've been hoping for many years to eventually find a set and the way things finally started to fall together it seemed as though a wish was being granted. Thus the title...
John