Here is an article about restoring that model.
http://antiqueradio.org/motvt73.htm
There really is no point in trying to play it now to see if it would work. You need to replace at least the electrolytic capacitors and the high voltage capacitors. At that stage, you could power it up to see if anything happens, but I still would not expect much until it is completely recapped.
Here is an article with information about replacing capacitors, if you need it:
http://antiqueradio.org/recap.htm
They are neat little TVs. There is a chance that it needs a new tube or has some other simple problem, but it's not practical to try to find that out until you get all those rotten old caps out of the way.
Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html