[MrFixr55]

Does the pilot light light? If not, it is possible that someone swapped pins 2 and 3 because the section of the 35W4 between pins 2 and 3 burned outburned out. It was common during WWII to bypass pin 2 or jumper to pin 3 to return the radio to functionality as tubes may have been scarce during wartime. This supposedly was also done to radios belonging to servicemen stationed overseas where this tube was not common. Since this set was made before the Korean War, this may have been the reason for switching the connections.

Were all connections between pins 2 and 3 swapped or only the connection to the plate? Looking at the Philco schematic and the lower left window on the Breitman's schematic, it was common to connect the plate to the tap on the heater so that the heater acted as a fuse. The tube would blow if there was either a heater string short or a B+ short. A rather expensive fuse.