1949 Zenith missing parts?

[ChrisW6ATV]

It also appears to be missing one or more stand-up electrolytic capacitors in the second and fourth pictures, and I see what looks like rust in several places including on a wirewound pot. The missing high-voltage parts specifically could mean that the flyback was already found to be bad. That set will be a real project, and I agree with Tom, do not pay much for it if you do buy it. Steve, since you called yourself a "newbie", I do not recommend this as a first TV project at all. That does not mean do not buy it if you can for $20-30, but if you do, store it for a couple of years while you do two or three other full TV restorations. After you have done a couple of other TV sets (and you should start with one that is complete), you will have a better idea of the work required on this one, and you can decide if it is worth the effort at that time. Having said all that, I think these earlier Zeniths are much more scarce than the later (1950-51) ones, so if there is one that is worth restoring from a basket-case, this may be it.