Sad bunch of battered junk on eBay

[Charlie]

Originally Posted by Eric H

The one Philco looks like it might have the 21EP4 I need but no way I could buy the whole mess to get it in unknown condition.

Yes, Eric, that Philco uses 21EP4... my same Philco has one (and is weak). It seems that particular tube easily weakens. Last year, I went to see two consoles in my area... one was a Maggie and the other a Philco. I was allowed to check the tube, and found both of them to be very weak. I really wanted the Maggie, but didn't want to bring home a set that needed a hard to find crt.