[gary rabbitt]

Hi,
I gently brush on a couple coats of clear lacquer, or varnish to the asbestos. It won't come out and bite, but you just need to be careful not to breathe the stuff. I think clear coating it is safer than the removal of it. It certainly is no reason not to attempt a restore of your set. The chassis will cover most of it in the end.

Dave, you may find numbers on tags in the Phico sets. As you have seen, the labels will have a 'label number', but you may also find a "cabinet label". Thise may be brown with white writing. Those are not the model number.
Generally, unless a label says Model Number, you may find a blue and white label with the model, or a gold label with the model and tube layout on it. I wouldn't rely on a book, but doing another search on the model from photos, and Ron's model archives can give a true model number of your future sets.