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Ah, see I didn't even notice that the ad I posted was from '53. Apparently, the '52-'54 models were very similar and I had assumed that your set with the wood across the control panel was the '52 and mine with the gold-colored metal panel was a '53. But, appearances are pretty deceiving when you have so many different styles made around the same time, all using more-or-less the same chassis. I guess this is an example of how televisions aren't quite as easy to date as automobiles. According to tvhistory.tv 1950 Zenith's model numbers start with "G", '51 goes to "H" and then "J", and '52 moves along to "K" and then "L" which continues into '53. Mine is an "L" so I call my set a '53, but it could possibly be a late '52. I've yet to find an ad that shows my exact model or what it was called.
I was able to get a vintage rebuilt 17LP4 for my Zenith, so maybe there's a good chance you could find a replacement for your Stratford if you had to. My Zenith was used long and hard, all original components minus a couple tubes, and it was driven all the way from Mississippi to South Carolina without a single bolt holding the chassis down. It wasn't my doing, but I prefer to imagine that the tube was likely pretty tired even before the neck got cracked.
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